Hans Henriksen Ussing (30 December 1911 – 22 December 2000) was a

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scientist, best known for having invented the

Ussing chamber An Ussing chamber is an apparatus for measuring epithelial membrane properties. It can detect and quantify transport and barrier functions of living tissue. The Ussing chamber was invented by the Danish zoologist and physiologist Hans Ussing, Ha ...

. In the early 1950s Ussing was the first to describe the mechanism by which ions are actively transported across frog skin.The Royal Society: ''Hans Henriksen Ussing'' (Biography)
/ref> He studied biology and geography at the University of Copenhagen. In 1943 he received his master's degree (with honors). In 1970 he was awarded the Amory Prize of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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External links

The Royal Society: ''Hans Henriksen Ussing'' (Biography)
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www.frontiersin.org

1911 births 2000 deaths Danish scientists 20th-century Danish inventors Foreign Members of the Royal Society Foreign associates of the National Academy of Sciences {{Denmark-scientist-stub