William Harvey and the discovery of the circulation of the blood
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This Commentary emphasizes the fundamental contribution of William Harvey to the discovery of the circulation of the blood and his scientific and experimental approach to this matter.
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The present article describes briefly the development of the theories regarding the circulation of blood in humans, from the time of Galen (second century C.E.) to the work of William Harvey (17th century C.E.).We shall summarize the views of Galen together with those of two prominent Iranian physicians of the Middle Ages (Razi and Ahwazi known in the West as Rhazes and Haly Abbas respectively)...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of Angiogenesis Research
دوره 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009