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Otto Loewi (German: [ˈɔtoː ˈløːvi] ⓘ; 3 June 1873 – 25 December 1961) was a German-born pharmacologist and psychobiologist who discovered the role of acetylcholine as an endogenous neurotransmitter.
Mar 22, 2024 · acetylcholine. nerve impulse. transmission. Otto Loewi (born June 3, 1873, Frankfurt am Main, Ger.—died Dec. 25, 1961, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was a German-born American physician and pharmacologist who, with Sir Henry Dale, received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1936 for their discoveries relating to the chemical transmission ...
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Biographical. Otto Loewi was born on June 3, 1873, in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, the son of Jacob Loewi, a merchant, and Anna Willstätter. After having attended the humanistic Gymnasium (grammar school) in his native town, he entered in 1891 the Universities of Munich and Strassburg (at that time part of Germany) as a medical student.
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Facts. Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. Otto Loewi. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1936. Born: 3 June 1873, Frankfurt-on-the-Main, Germany. Died: 25 December 1961, New York, NY, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: Graz University, Graz, Austria.
He named the inhibitory factor ‘vagusstoff’, which is known today as acetylcholine. Loewi's dream thus led to the discovery that the primary language of nerve cell communication is chemical, not electrical, and won its dreamer the Nobel Prize in Medicine. Go to:
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May 18, 2018 · Loewi, Otto. ( b. Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 3 June 1873; d. New York, N.Y., 25 December 1961) Pharmacology, physiology. In 1936 Loewi shared with Henry Dale the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for work relating to the chemical transmission of nervous impulses.
Otto Loewi. Nobel Lecture, December 12, 1936. The Chemical Transmission of Nerve Action. Natural or artificial stimulation of nerves gives rise to a process of progressive excitation in them, leading to a response in the effector organ of the nerves concerned.
