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I found it possible to observe at least the superficial capillaries of muscles both in the frog and in mammals through a binocular microscope, using strong reflected light as a source of illumination. Resting muscles observed in this way are usually quite pale, and the microscope reveals only a few capillaries at fairly regular intervals.

~August Krogh

Topics: Both Fairly Few Found Frog Illumination Intervals Least Light Mammals Microscope Muscles Observe Observed Only Pale Possible Quite Reflected Regular Resting Reveals Source Strong Superficial Through Using Way

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In the giraffe with a total height of 5 m., the heart is at a height of about 2.5 m., and it would be extremely interesting to know just how the giraffe avoids the development of filtration oedema in its long legs.

~August Krogh

Topics: About Development Extremely Giraffe Heart Height How Interesting Just Know Legs Long Total Would

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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.

~August Krogh

Topics: Adaptation Adapted Birds Definitely Fact Flight Fly Form Function Greatly Mechanisms Reduced Respiratory Show Which

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The tremendous honour of the Nobel Prize is of the strongest incentive to me in my work, while the amount of the Prize will greatly simplify my task and provide me with much valuable help in my work.

~August Krogh

Topics: Amount Greatly Help Honour Incentive Me Much Nobel Nobel Prize Prize Provide Simplify Strongest Task Tremendous Valuable While Will Work

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For a large number of problems, there will be some animal of choice, or a few such animals, on which it can be most conveniently studied.

~August Krogh

Topics: Animal Animals Choice Few Large Large Number Most Number Problems Some Studied Which Will

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The circulatory system of man and the vertebrate animals can be considered as made up of a small number of organs or subordinate systems, which are easy to recognize anatomically, and the functions of which are on the whole quite distinct.

~August Krogh

Topics: Animals Considered Distinct Easy Functions Made Man Number Organs Quite Recognize Small Subordinate System Systems Up Which Whole

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Muscles do not use oxygen at a constant rate.

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Topics: Constant Muscles Oxygen Rate Use

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Since muscular contractions are usually more or less regularly alternated with relaxations, the system of valves makes of the veins of every muscle a very effective pump, capable of maintaining a low pressure in the muscle capillaries.

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Topics: Capable Effective Every Less Low Maintaining Makes More More Or Less Muscle Muscular Pressure Pump Regularly Since System Veins Very

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The most direct evidence of the wonderful plasticity and elasticity of red corpuscles is obtained when they are watched in a current, where they can be caught against a projecting edge and bent by the pressure of the current flowing past them.

~August Krogh

Topics: Against Bent Caught Current Direct Edge Elasticity Evidence Flowing Most Obtained Past Pressure Projecting Red Them Watched Where Wonderful

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In the numerous observations made in my laboratory upon this object, we have only once seen a combination of vessels in which there might be a direct communication between a small artery and a vein, though the two observers could not come to a final conclusion on the point.

~August Krogh

Topics: Between Combination Come Communication Conclusion Could Direct Final Laboratory Made Might Numerous Object Observations Observers Once Only Point Seen Small Though Two Vein Which

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Biography

Nationality: Danish

Type: Scientist

Born: November 15th, 1874

Died: September 13th, 1949

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