William Harvey and the discovery of the circulation of the blood

Domenico Ribatti

doi:10.1186/2040-2384-1-3

William Harvey and the discovery of the circulation of the blood

J Angiogenes Res. 2009 Sep 21:1:3. doi: 10.1186/2040-2384-1-3.

Author

Domenico Ribatti¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Human Anatomy and Histology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy. ribatti@anatomia.uniba.it

Abstract

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.