Quote by: August Krogh

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.


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Author Bio


  • NameAugust Krogh
  • DescriptionDanish physiologist
  • BornNovember 15, 1874
  • DiedSeptember 13, 1949
  • CountryDenmark
  • ProfessionPhysician; Zoologist; Educationist
  • AwardsNobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine