"The respiratory mechanisms of birds are definitely adapted……" — August Krogh
"The respiratory mechanisms of birds are definitely adapted to the function of flight, as evidenced by the fact that birds which do not fly (Apteryx, Penguins) show these adaptations in a greatly reduced form."
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August Krogh
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20 Quotes by August Krogh
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The theory of the lung as a gland has justified its existence and done excellent service in bringing forward facts,…
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We may fondly imagine that we are impartial seekers after truth, but with a few exceptions, to which I know…
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The absorption of oxygen and the elimination of carbon dioxide in the lungs take place by diffusion alone. There is…
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The tremendous honour of the Nobel Prize is of the strongest incentive to me in my work, while the amount…
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For a large number of problems, there will be some animal of choice, or a few such animals, on which…
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The circulatory system of man and the vertebrate animals can be considered as made up of a small number of…
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Muscles do not use oxygen at a constant rate.
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Since muscular contractions are usually more or less regularly alternated with relaxations, the system of valves makes of the veins…
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I found it possible to observe at least the superficial capillaries of muscles both in the frog and in mammals…
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When a suitable quantity of India ink is introduced into the circulation of a living anaesthetized animal, it is evenly…
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The most direct evidence of the wonderful plasticity and elasticity of red corpuscles is obtained when they are watched in…
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In the numerous observations made in my laboratory upon this object, we have only once seen a combination of vessels…
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