Quote by: Archibald Hill

In a large mass of muscle deprived of its circulation, the rate at which the recovery process can go on, after severe stimulation, depends on the rate at which oxygen can reach the fibres by diffusion.


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  • NameArchibald Hill
  • DescriptionEnglish physiologist and biophysicist
  • AliasesArchibald Vivian Hill; A. V. Hill
  • BornSeptember 26, 1886
  • DiedJune 3, 1977
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionBiologist; Politician
  • AwardsFellow Of The Royal Society; Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine; Officer Of The Order Of The British Empire; Copley Medal; Royal Medal