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Otto Loewi

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Otto Loewi (3 June 1873 – 25 December 1961) was a German-born pharmacologist and psychobiologist who discovered the role of acetylcholine as an endogenous neurotransmitter. For his discovery he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1936, which he shared with Sir Henry Dale, who was a lifelong friend who helped to inspire the neurotransmitter experiment. Loewi met Dale in 1902 when spending some months in Ernest Starling's laboratory at University College, London. [1]

76 relations: Acetylcholine, Alfred Fröhlich, Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, Austria in the time of National Socialism, Autopharmacology, Bernhard Naunyn, Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh, Carl Ferdinand Cori, David Nachmansohn, December 1936, December 1961, December 25, Electrical synapse, Endocrinology, Ernest Starling, Gesellschaft der Ärzte in Wien, Goethe University Frankfurt, Graves' ophthalmopathy, Graz, Hans Horst Meyer, Harold Wolff, Hôpital civil, Strasbourg, Henry Hallett Dale, History of animal testing, History of catecholamine research, History of psychiatry, June 3, Lieben Prize, List of Austrian scientists, List of Austrians, List of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1954, List of Fellows of the Royal Society J, K, L, List of German Jews, List of Jewish American biologists and physicians, List of Jewish Nobel laureates, List of Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich people, List of neuroscientists, List of New York University faculty, List of Nobel laureates by country, List of Nobel laureates by university affiliation, List of Nobel laureates by university affiliation II, List of Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine, List of NYU GSAS people, List of people from Frankfurt, List of people on the postage stamps of Austria, Loewi, Louis Pasteur University, Medical Research Club, Medical Research Council (United Kingdom), Medical University of Vienna, ..., Medicine, Nervous system, Neuroscientist, Neurotransmitter, Otto Lowy, Physostigmine, Psychiatry, Sleep and creativity, Susumu Ito, The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, Timeline of psychiatry, UCL Neuroscience, University of Graz, University of Marburg, University of Strasbourg, University of Vienna, Vagus nerve, Vagusstoff, 1873, 1873 in Germany, 1936, 1936 in science, 1936 in the United Kingdom, 1961, 1961 in Germany, 1961 in the United States. Expand index (26 more) »

Acetylcholine

Acetylcholine (ACh) is an organic chemical that functions in the brain and body of many types of animals, including humans, as a neurotransmitter—a chemical message released by nerve cells to send signals to other cells.

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Alfred Fröhlich

Alfred Fröhlich (August 15, 1871 – March 22, 1953) was an Austrian-American pharmacologist and neurologist born in Vienna.

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Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology

Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology is a history of science by Isaac Asimov, written as the biographies of over 1500 scientists.

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Austria in the time of National Socialism

Austria in the time of National Socialism describes the period of Austrian history from March 12, 1938 when Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany (the event is commonly known as Anschluss) until the end of World War II in 1945.

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Autopharmacology

Autopharmacology relates to the scientific study of the regulation of body functions by the activity of its naturally existent (or endogenous) chemical factors of the tissues.

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Bernhard Naunyn

Bernhard Naunyn (2 September 1839 – 26 July 1925) was German pathologist born in Berlin.

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Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh

The Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh is awarded to a person who has made any highly important and valuable addition to Practical Therapeutics in the previous five years.

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Carl Ferdinand Cori

Carl Ferdinand Cori, ForMemRS (December 5, 1896 – October 20, 1984) was a Czech-American biochemist and pharmacologist born in Prague (then in Austria-Hungary, now Czech Republic) who, together with his wife Gerty Cori and Argentine physiologist Bernardo Houssay, received a Nobel Prize in 1947 for their discovery of how glycogen (animal starch) – a derivative of glucose – is broken down and resynthesized in the body, for use as a store and source of energy.

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David Nachmansohn

David Nachmansohn (17 March 1899 – 2 November 1983) was a German-Jewish biochemist responsible for elucidating the role of phosphocreatine in energy production in the muscles, and the role of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in nerve stimulation.

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December 1936

The following events occurred in December 1936.

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December 1961

The following events occurred in December 1961.

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December 25

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Electrical synapse

An electrical synapse is a mechanical and electrically conductive link between two neighboring neurons that is formed at a narrow gap between the pre- and postsynaptic neurons known as a gap junction.

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Endocrinology

Endocrinology (from endocrine + -ology) is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones.

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Ernest Starling

Ernest Henry Starling (17 April 1866 – 2 May 1927) was a British physiologist who contributed many fundamental ideas to this subject.

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Gesellschaft der Ärzte in Wien

Gesellschaft der Ärzte in Wien (College of Physicians in Vienna) is a medical society with a long-standing tradition in Austria.

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Goethe University Frankfurt

Goethe University Frankfurt (Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) is a university located in Frankfurt, Germany.

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Graves' ophthalmopathy

Graves ophthalmopathy (also known as thyroid eye disease (TED), dysthyroid/thyroid-associated orbitopathy (TAO), Graves' orbitopathy (GO)) is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder of the orbit and periorbital tissues, characterized by upper eyelid retraction, lid lag, swelling, redness (erythema), conjunctivitis, and bulging eyes (exophthalmos).

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Graz

Graz is the capital of Styria and the second-largest city in Austria after Vienna.

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Hans Horst Meyer

Hans Horst Meyer (March 17, 1853 – October 6, 1939) was a German pharmacologist.

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Harold Wolff

Harold George Wolff (New York, 26 May 1898 - Washington D.C., 21 February 1962) was an American doctor, neurologist and scientist.

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Hôpital civil, Strasbourg

The Hôpital civil de Strasbourg is one of the oldest medical establishments in France.

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Henry Hallett Dale

Sir Henry Hallett Dale (9 June 1875 – 23 July 1968) was an English pharmacologist and physiologist.

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History of animal testing

The history of animal testing goes back to the writings of the Ancient Greeks in the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE, with Aristotle (384–322 BCE) and Erasistratus (304–258 BCE) one of the first documented to perform experiments on animals.

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History of catecholamine research

The catecholamines comprise the endogenous substances dopamine, noradrenaline (norepinephrine) and adrenaline (epinephrine) as well as numerous artificially synthesized compounds such as isoprenaline.

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History of psychiatry

Specialty in psychiatry can be traced in Ancient India.

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June 3

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Lieben Prize

The Ignaz Lieben Prize (named after the Austrian banker Ignatz Lieben) is an annual Austrian award made by the Austrian Academy of Sciences to young scientists working in the fields of molecular biology, chemistry, or physics.

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List of Austrian scientists

This is a list of Austrian scientists and scientists from the Austria of Austria-Hungary.

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List of Austrians

Famous or notable Austrians include.

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List of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1954

This page lists Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1954.

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List of Fellows of the Royal Society J, K, L

About 8,000 Fellows have been elected to the Royal Society of London since its inception in 1660.

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List of German Jews

The first Jewish population in the region to be later known as Germany came with the Romans to the city now known as Cologne.

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List of Jewish American biologists and physicians

This is a list of famous Jewish American biologists and physicians.

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List of Jewish Nobel laureates

As of 2017, Nobel PrizesThe Nobel Prize is an annual, international prize first awarded in 1901 for achievements in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace.

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List of Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich people

This is a list of people associated with Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich in Germany.

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List of neuroscientists

Many famous neuroscientists are from the 20th and 21st century, as neuroscience is a fairly new science.

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List of New York University faculty

Following is a partial list of notable faculty (either past, present or visiting) of New York University.

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List of Nobel laureates by country

This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates by country.

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List of Nobel laureates by university affiliation

This list of Nobel laureates by university affiliation shows comprehensively the university affiliations of individual winners of the Nobel Prize and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences since 1901 (as of 2017, 892 individual laureates in total).

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List of Nobel laureates by university affiliation II

This page is the extension of the main page '''List of Nobel laureates by university affiliation'''.

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List of Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin) is awarded annually by the Swedish Karolinska Institute to scientists and doctors in the various fields of physiology or medicine.

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List of NYU GSAS people

This is a list of people associated with the New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science.

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List of people from Frankfurt

This list contains notable people both born in Frankfurt and residents of the city, ordered chronologically.

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List of people on the postage stamps of Austria

This is a list of people on the postage stamps of Austria.

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Loewi

Loewi is a surname, and may refer to.

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Louis Pasteur University

Louis Pasteur University (Université Louis-Pasteur), also known as Strasbourg I or ULP was a large university in Strasbourg, Alsace, France.

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Medical Research Club

The London Medical Research Club is a society founded in 1891 composed of scientists and medical doctors carrying out research in all fields of medicine and related disciplines.

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Medical Research Council (United Kingdom)

The Medical Research Council (MRC) is responsible for co-coordinating and funding medical research in the United Kingdom.

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Medical University of Vienna

The Medical University of Vienna (German: Medizinische Universität Wien) is a public university located in Vienna, Austria.

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Medicine

Medicine is the science and practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

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Nervous system

The nervous system is the part of an animal that coordinates its actions by transmitting signals to and from different parts of its body.

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Neuroscientist

A neuroscientist (or neurobiologist) is a scientist who has specialised knowledge in the field of neuroscience, the branch of biology that deals with the physiology, biochemistry, anatomy and molecular biology of neurons and neural circuits and especially their association with behaviour and learning.

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Neurotransmitter

Neurotransmitters are endogenous chemicals that enable neurotransmission.

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Otto Lowy

For the German pharmacologist and Nobel laureate see Otto Loewi Otto Lowy (1921–2002) was the host of CBC Radio 2's The Transcontinental for 22 years until his death.

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Physostigmine

Physostigmine (also known as eserine from éséré, the West African name for the Calabar bean) is a highly toxic parasympathomimetic alkaloid, specifically, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor.

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Psychiatry

Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of mental disorders.

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Sleep and creativity

The majority of studies on sleep creativity have shown that sleep can facilitate insightful behavior and flexible reasoning, and there are several hypotheses about the creative function of dreams.

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Susumu Ito

Susumu Ito (July 27, 1919 – September 29, 2015) was an American cell biologist and soldier born in Stockton, California.

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The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons

The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, also known by its full title The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of The Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery is a non-fictitious science book regarding the brain and it's functions, written by science reporter Sam Kean.

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Timeline of psychiatry

This is a timeline of the modern development of psychiatry.

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UCL Neuroscience

UCL Neuroscience is a research domain that encompasses the breadth of neuroscience research activity across University College London's (UCL) School of Life and Medical Sciences.

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University of Graz

The University of Graz (Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz), located in Graz, Austria, is the largest and oldest university in Styria, as well as the second-largest and second-oldest university in Austria.

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University of Marburg

The Philipps University of Marburg (Philipps-Universität Marburg) was founded in 1527 by Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, which makes it one of Germany's oldest universities and the oldest Protestant university in the world.

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University of Strasbourg

The University of Strasbourg (Université de Strasbourg, Unistra or UDS) in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, is the second largest university in France (after Aix-Marseille University), with about 46,000 students and over 4,000 researchers.

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University of Vienna

The University of Vienna (Universität Wien) is a public university located in Vienna, Austria.

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Vagus nerve

The vagus nerve, historically cited as the pneumogastric nerve, is the tenth cranial nerve or CN X, and interfaces with parasympathetic control of the heart, lungs, and digestive tract.

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Vagusstoff

Vagusstoff (literally translated from German as "Vagus Substance") refers to the substance released by stimulation of the vagus nerve which causes a reduction in the heart rate.

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1873

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1873 in Germany

Events in the year 1873 in Germany.

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1936

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1936 in science

The year 1936 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

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1936 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 1936 in the United Kingdom.

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1961

As MAD Magazine pointed out on its cover for the March 1961 issue, this was the first "upside-up" year — i.e., one in which the numerals that form the year look the same as when the numerals are rotated upside down, a strobogrammatic number — since 1881.

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1961 in Germany

Events in the year 1961 in Germany.

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1961 in the United States

Events from the year 1961 in the United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Loewi

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