August Krogh Quotes


In the tissues generally, and in such a cavity as the abdomen, the pressure is everywhere and practically always very nearly atmospheric, and must be so, because the integuments give way very easily to any excess of pressure, whether positive or negative.


Citations

Krogh, August. The Anatomy and Physiology of Capillaries. Yale University Press, 1922, p. 225.

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August Krogh
August Krogh
  • Born: November 15, 1874
  • Died: September 13, 1949
  • Nationality: Danish
  • Profession: Scientist

Schack August Steenberg Krogh ForMemRS (15 November 1874 – 13 September 1949) was a Danish professor at the department of zoophysiology at the University of Copenhagen from 1916 to 1945. He contributed a number of fundamental discoveries within several fields of physiology, and is famous for developing the Krogh Principle.