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Otto Loewi

DEFINITIONS OF: Otto Loewi

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n 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)

Synonyms:
Loewi
Example of:
pharmaceutical chemist, pharmacologist
someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects)
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