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How did the American Physiological Society begin?

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The American Physiological Society was organized in 1887 by three prominent scientists: Henry Newell Martin, S. Weir Mitchell, and Henry Pickering Bowditch.1

The society's formation was influenced by the American tradition of drawing on continental European schools of physiology, as well as the teaching methods of Sir Michael Foster, which were brought to the United States by Martin in 1876. Following its establishment, the society furthered its mission by sponsoring the publication of the American Journal of Physiology starting in 1898.1