August Krogh
1874 - 1949
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Biography
August Krogh was a Danish physiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1920 for his discoveries regarding the regulation of capillaries in skeletal muscle. He made significant contributions to understanding how humans and animals adapt to changing environmental conditions, particularly focusing on how oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in the lungs. Krogh also studied the physiology of respiration and the mechanism of gas exchange in the lungs, laying the foundation for modern respiratory physiology.
Famous Quotes (5)
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For a large part of my life, I have believed that the biological sciences were not only the most interesting, but also the most important...
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Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.
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The air works in a very special way. It takes the oxygen from the air, and binds it with the blood.
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Every increase in the amount of oxygen accelerates the combustion in the cells, and the slower it is, the greater the amount of energy released.
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Nature swims in a perfect sea of air, and man is always drowning in it.