150 voices of physiology - a contribution by IUPS president Yoshihiro Kubo

150 voices of physiology – a contribution by IUPS president Yoshihiro Kubo

The Physiological Society celebrates this year its 150th anniversary: a landmark moment to celebrate physiology! In the series 150 voices of Physiology TPS presents physiologists past and present, the discoveries that have shaped our understanding of the body, and the community driving physiology forward.
IUPS president Yoshiro Kubo was recently invited by TPS to contribute to this series. For reading his contribution please click here

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