The juxtaglomerular apparatus: from anatomical peculiarity to physiological relevance
J Schnermann - Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Homer Smith died in 1962, the year before I started my career in the Department of
Physiology of the University of Goettingen. At that time, his original work was still well known
and widely quoted. Several decades later, this has of course changed, and the newer
generation of renal physiologists and nephrologists is often unaware of who Homer Smith
was and what he did. This is not totally surprising given the time elapsed and the short half-
life of scientific fame and the fact that the electronic library, which we more and more rely on …
Physiology of the University of Goettingen. At that time, his original work was still well known
and widely quoted. Several decades later, this has of course changed, and the newer
generation of renal physiologists and nephrologists is often unaware of who Homer Smith
was and what he did. This is not totally surprising given the time elapsed and the short half-
life of scientific fame and the fact that the electronic library, which we more and more rely on …