Hermann Blaschko
Hermann Blaschko · Science & Medicine
Pharmacologist who elucidated the biosynthesis of catecholamines such as adrenaline.
1900, Berlin, Germany — 1993, Oxford, England
Germany · United Kingdom
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Hermann Blaschko was a German-born pharmacologist who, working largely at Oxford, elucidated the biosynthesis of the catecholamines—the pathway by which the body makes adrenaline, noradrenaline and dopamine. His findings underpin much of modern understanding of neurotransmitters. He was born into a Jewish family and left Germany after the Nazis came to power.
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Pharmacologist who elucidated the biosynthesis of catecholamines such as adrenaline.
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