[Bernard's outlook on life and its influence on modern physiology].
In the later half of the 19th century, the main stream in physiology was mechanical reductionism. Bernard, however, advocated organic, holistic outlook on life, and put forward the idea of inner environment of organism. His thinking and methodology exerted significant influence on the development of physiology in early 20th century.
Liu
Yuan-Ming
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Department of Social Sciences, Guangzhou Medical College, Guangdong 510182, China.
D005602:France; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006694:Holistic Health / Q000266:history*; D010827:Physiology / Q000266:history*