One of his most famous discoveries resulted from Giovanni Borelli's work in biomechanics.
One of his most famous discoveries resulted from Giovanni Borelli's work in biomechanics. The first to discover red blood cells, he also identified the taste buds. Appointed personal physician to Pope Innocent XII, his "bodies" are cup-shaped structures in the nephron that enclose the glomerulus, and his "layer" is the site of mitosis and innermost layer of the epidermis. His name also graces a set of excretory tubules in grasshoppers. FTP, identify this 17th century Italian physiologist who set the stage for William Harvey's work in blood circulation by discovering the capillaries.
One of his most famous discoveries resulted from Giovanni Borelli's work in biomechanics.
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