Loewi

Loewi

Otto Loewi (* 3. Juni 1873 in Frankfurt am Main; † 25. Dezember 1961 in New York) war ein österreichisch/deutsch-amerikanischer Pharmakologe. Für ihre Entdeckungen bei der chemischen Übertragung der Nervenimpulse erhielten er und Henry H. Dale (US) 1936 den Nobelpreis für Medizin.

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NAME Loewi, Otto
KURZBESCHREIBUNG österreichisch-amerikanischer Pharmakologe
GEBURTSDATUM 3. Juni 1873
GEBURTSORT Frankfurt am Main
STERBEDATUM 25. Dezember 1961
STERBEORT New York

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