Starling, Ernest Henry, 1866-1927

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Name (Latin)
Starling, Ernest Henry, 1866-1927
Other forms of name
Starling, Ernest H. (Ernest Henry), 1866-1927
Date of birth
1866-04-17
Date of death
1927-05-02
Field of activity
Psychology
Occupation
Psychologists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 12344700
Wikidata: Q739275
Library of congress: n 85814923
Sources of Information
  • LCCN 65-67221: His Starling on the heart, 1965(hdg.: Starling, Ernest Henry, 1866-1927)
  • LC data base, 7-17-85(hdg.: Starling, Ernest Henry, 1866-1927; usage: Ernest Henry Starling; Starling)
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Wikipedia description:

Ernest Henry Starling (17 April 1866 – 2 May 1927) was a British physiologist who contributed many fundamental ideas to this subject. These ideas were important parts of the British contribution to physiology, which at that time led the world. He made at least four significant contributions: 1. In the capillary, water is forced out through the pores in the wall by hydrostatic pressure and driven in by the osmotic pressure of plasma proteins (or oncotic pressure). These opposing forces approximately balance; which is known as Starling's Principle. 2. The discovery of the hormone secretin—with his brother-in-law William Bayliss—and the introduction of the word hormone. 3. The analysis of the heart's activity as a pump, which is known as the Frank–Starling law. 4. Several fundamental observations on the action of the kidneys. These include evidence for the existence of vasopressin, the anti-diuretic hormone. He also wrote the leading textbook of physiology in English, which ran through 20 editions.

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