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Abel, John Jacob
Born: 1857 AD
Died: 1938 AD, at 81 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Biochemist, Pharmacologist
Died: 1938 AD, at 81 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Biochemist, Pharmacologist
1857 - Born on May 19th in Cleveland, Ohio. American pharmacologist and physiological chemist who made important contributions to a modern understanding of the ductless, or endocrine, glands.
1891-1893 - Abel taught at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
- He founded and chaired the first Department of Pharmacology in the United States at the University of Michigan.
1897 - He isolated adrenaline in the form of a chemical derivative.
1905 - He co-founded the Journal of Biological Chemistry with Christian Archibald Herter.
1909 - He served as editor of the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.
1914 - He formulated the idea of the artificial Kidney and he isolated amino acids from the blood.
1926 - He reported the isolation and crystallization of insulin.
1932 - Directed the Laboratory for Endocrine Research.
1938 - Died on May 26th in Baltimore.
1891-1893 - Abel taught at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
- He founded and chaired the first Department of Pharmacology in the United States at the University of Michigan.
1897 - He isolated adrenaline in the form of a chemical derivative.
1905 - He co-founded the Journal of Biological Chemistry with Christian Archibald Herter.
1909 - He served as editor of the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.
1914 - He formulated the idea of the artificial Kidney and he isolated amino acids from the blood.
1926 - He reported the isolation and crystallization of insulin.
1932 - Directed the Laboratory for Endocrine Research.
1938 - Died on May 26th in Baltimore.
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On poisons and disease and some experiments with the toxin of the bacillus tetani by John Jacob Abel (Unknown Binding - Aug 30, 2008) |
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Experimental and chemical studies of the blood: With an appeal for more extended chemical training for the biological and medical investigator, (Mellon lecture) by John Jacob Abel (Unknown Binding - Aug 30, 2008) |
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On a simple method of preparing epinephrin and its compounds by John Jacob Abel (Unknown Binding - Aug 30, 2008) |
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Evaluation of the hormone of the infundibulum of the pituitary gland in terms of histamine,: With experiments on the action of repeated injections of the hormone on the blood pressure, by John Jacob Abel (Unknown Binding - Aug 30, 2008) |
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On the behavior of epinephrin to Fehling's solution and other characteristics of this subject by John Jacob Abel (Unknown Binding - Aug 30, 2008) |
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On the pigment of the Negro's skin and hair by John Jacob Abel (Unknown Binding - Jan 1, 1970) |
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