A. Krogh (1929). The progress of physiology, American Journal of Physiology 90:243–251.
• See Krogh Principle
• Famously quoted by an important microbiologist in: Krebs H. A. (1975). The August Krogh Principle: "For many problems there is an animal on which it can be most conveniently studied." Journal of Experimental Zoology 194:221–226.
• See Krogh Principle
• Famously quoted by an important microbiologist in: Krebs H. A. (1975). The August Krogh Principle: "For many problems there is an animal on which it can be most conveniently studied." Journal of Experimental Zoology 194:221–226.
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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
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• See Krogh Principle
• Famously quoted by an important microbiologist in: Krebs H. A. (1975). The August Krogh Principle: "For many problems there is an animal on which it can be most conveniently studied." Journal of Experimental Zoology 194:221–226." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About August Krogh
August Krogh (15 November 1874 – September 13 1949) was a Danish professor of physiology. He was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1920.
About August Krogh
August Krogh (15 November 1874 – September 13 1949) was a Danish professor of physiology. He was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1920.
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