Definition of Otto Loewi

1. Noun. United States pharmacologist (born in Germany) who was the first to show that acetylcholine is produced at the junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a muscle (1873-1961).

Exact synonyms: Loewi
Generic synonyms: Pharmaceutical Chemist, Pharmacologist

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Ottawa
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Otto Heinrich Warburg
Otto I
Otto Jespersen
Otto Loewi (current term)
Otto Meyerhof
Otto Neumann Sverdrup
Otto Robert Frisch
Otto Wagner
Otto cycle
Otto pelvis
Otto the Great
Otto von Bismarck
Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
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Ottoman Turkish
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Ottomite

Literary usage of Otto Loewi

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Never-ceasing Search by Francis Otto Schmitt (1990)
"For instance, I had read all the early papers published by Dr. Otto Loewi of the University of Graz, Austria, who gave a demonstration in Stockholm that ..."

2. The Never-ceasing Search by Francis Otto Schmitt (1990)
"For instance, I had read all the early papers published by Dr. Otto Loewi of the University of Graz, Austria, who gave a demonstration in Stockholm that ..."

3. Contrasts in Scientific Style: Research Groups in the Chemical and by Joseph S. Fruton (1990)
"... conducted research programs that included work on biochemical problems. The most famous of these men was Otto Loewi, whose initial work after leaving ..."

4. Biochemical Catalysts in Life and Industry: Proteolytic Enzymes by Jean Effront (1917)
"The first observations to be published concerning the nutritive value of the products of advanced protein hydrolysis were made in 1902 by Otto Loewi. ..."

5. Therapeutic Gazette (1908)
"While it was formerly held that the caffeine preparations exercise their effect by direct stimulation of the renal epithelium, Otto Loewi has shown that ..."

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