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Ernest Henry Starling

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ernest Henry Starling 1866-1927, English physiologist, b. India. He was professor (1899-1923) at University College, London. He was an authority on heart action and circulation. With Sir William M. Bayliss he introduced the concept of hormones and studied intestinal movement, describing (1899) peristalsis as a ganglionic reflex. His many works include Principles of Human Physiology (1912; 14th ed. with Sir Charles A. Evans, 1968). Author not available, STARLING, ERNEST HENRY. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Ernest Henry Starling
...filtered out by the kidneys are reabsorbed at the lower end of the nephron. His Principles of Human Physiology (1912), continually revised, was a standard international text. Ernest Henry Starling Ernest Henry Starling Ernest Henry Starling Read more
The 1940s: Fashion: Deaths
...1 July 1945. William Starling Burgess, 68, naval architect...commissioner, 19 April 1945. Ernest Flagg, 90, designer...son and sole heir of Henry Ford, 26 May 1943. Henry Ford, 83, inventor of...March 1943. Thomas P. Henry, 67, former president... Read more

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