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Oxford A Life Of Ernest Starling by John Henderson
Ernest Starling (1866-1927) was pre-eminent in the golden age of British Physiology. His name is usually associated with his "Law of the Heart," but his discovery of secretin (the first hormone whose mode of action was explained) and his work on capillaries were more important contributions. He coined the word hormone one hundred years ago. His analysis of capillary function demonstrated that equal and opposite forces move across the capillary wall--an outward (hydrostatic) force and an inward (osmotic) force derived from plasma proteins. _x000D__x000D_Starlings contributions include:_x000D_*Developing the "Frank-Starling Law of the Heart," presented in 1915 and modified in 1919._x000D_*The Starling equation, describing fluid shifts in the body (1896) _x000D_*The discovery of secretin, the first hormone, with Bayliss (1902) and the introduction of the concept of hormones (1905)._x000D_ _x000D_Chronology_x000D_
List of Illustrations_x000D_
Prelude_x000D_
Chapter 1. Hearts and Capillaries_x000D_
Chapter 2. 1890-1899_x000D_
Chapter 3. Secretin, Politics, and the New Institute_x000D_
Chapter 4. Starlings Law and Related Matters_x000D_
Interlude: The Haldane Commission (1910-13)_x000D_
Chapter 5. The Great War_x000D_
Chapter 6. 1918-1920_x000D_
Chapter 7. Back to Research_x000D_
Chapter 8. The End of the Trail_x000D_
Chapter 9. A Life Surveyed_x000D_
Appendix I. Starlings Publications_x000D_
Appendix II. Publications from the Department of Physiology, UCL (1899-1927) (Starlings Years)_x000D_
Annotated Bibliography_x000D_
Index_x000D_