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loewi

/ˈloʊ.i/

Tradução: Nome próprio referente a Otto Loewi, farmacologista americano de origem alemã que demonstrou que a acetilcolina é liberada na junção entre o nervo parassimpático e o músculo.

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/ˈloʊ.i/formalmedical
  • ptNome próprio referente a Otto Loewi, farmacologista americano de origem alemã que demonstrou que a acetilcolina é liberada na junção entre o nervo parassimpático e o músculo.

A proper noun referring to Otto Loewi, a German-born American pharmacologist who demonstrated that acetylcholine is released at the junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a muscle.

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  1. Otto LoewiC2formal

    A German-born American pharmacologist who demonstrated that acetylcholine is released at the junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a muscle, a key discovery in neuroscience.

    ptOtto Loewi

    • Otto Loewi won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1936 for his work on chemical neurotransmission.
    • Loewi's experiment with frog hearts proved that nerves communicate via chemical substances.
    • The discovery by Loewi laid the foundation for modern neuropharmacology.