On the vital role of fluid movement in organisms and cells: A brief historical account from Harvey to Coulson, extending the hypothesis of circulation

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 275-284

  Wheatley, D N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL; CIRCULATION; DEATH; FLUID FLOW; HISTORY; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033013978     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.1997.0661     Document Type: Article

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