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Sir Bernard Katz, FRS [1] ( German pronunciation: [ˈbɛʁnaʁt kat͡s] ⓘ; 26 March 1911 – 20 April 2003) [2] was a German-born British [3] physician and biophysicist, noted for his work on nerve physiology; specifically, for his work on synaptic transmission at the nerve-muscle junction. He shared the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine ...
Apr 16, 2024 · nerve impulse. Sir Bernard Katz (born March 26, 1911, Leipzig, Germany—died April 20, 2003, London, England) was a German-born British physiologist who investigated the functioning of nerves and muscles. His studies on the release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine —which carries impulses from nerve fibre to muscle fibre or from one ...
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Bernard Katz was born on March 26th, 1911, in Leipzig, Germany, of Russian Jewish origin, only son of Max Katz and Eugenie Rabinowitz. His school education was at the Albert Gymnasium in Leipzig (1921-1929). He studied Medicine at the University of Leipzig, 1929-1934; received the Siegfried Garten Prize for physiological research in 1933 and ...
Apr 20, 2003 · Sir Bernard Katz. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1970. Born: 26 March 1911, Leipzig, Germany. Died: 20 April 2003, London, United Kingdom. Affiliation at the time of the award: University College, London, United Kingdom. Prize motivation: “for their discoveries concerning the humoral transmitters in the nerve terminals and the ...
Jul 1, 2003 · Bernard Katz was awarded the Royal Society's prestigious Copley Medal in 1967, and was knighted in 1969. In 1970 he was a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize. He also served the Royal Society both as ...
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Apr 25, 2003 · Bernard Katz was born on March 26, 1911, in Leipzig, Germany, the only son of a Russian Jewish fur trader. He studied at the Albert Gymnasium in Leipzig and the University of Leipzig, where he ...
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Sir Bernard Katz, German-born British physiologist, shared the 1970 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine with American biochemical pharmacologist Julius Axelrod (1912-) and Swedish physiologist Ulf von Euler (1905-1983) for their discoveries on the humoral transmitters in the nerve terminals and the mechanism for storage, release, and inactivation.
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