Bernardo Houssay
E192517
Bernardo Houssay was an Argentine physiologist and Nobel Prize laureate recognized for his pioneering research on the role of pituitary hormones in regulating blood sugar.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bernardo Houssay canonical | 4 |
| Bernardo Alberto Houssay | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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human ⓘ physiologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | medical degree ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
National Scientific Research Award of Argentina
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | myocardial infarction ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Argentina ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Argentina ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1887-04-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1971-09-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| employer | University of Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Argentine ⓘ |
| familyName | Houssay ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diabetes research
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endocrinology ⓘ physiology ⓘ |
| fullName |
Bernardo Houssay
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surface form:
Bernardo Alberto Houssay
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| givenName | Bernardo ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | biomedical sciences ⓘ |
| hasPublicationType |
scientific article
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textbook ⓘ |
| influenced | development of endocrinology in Latin America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discoveries concerning the role played by the hormone of the anterior pituitary lobe in the metabolism of sugar
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research on the role of pituitary hormones in carbohydrate metabolism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
National Academy of Medicine of Argentina
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Pontifical Academy of Sciences ⓘ Royal Society ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Society of London
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| nativeLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first Latin American scientist to receive a Nobel Prize in the sciences ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
Bohr effect
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surface form:
Houssay phenomenon
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| notableStudent | Luis Federico Leloir ⓘ |
| notableWork | Fisiología Humana (Human Physiology) ⓘ |
| occupation |
physiologist
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university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the Institute of Physiology at the University of Buenos Aires
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professor of physiology at the University of Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
anterior pituitary hormones
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diabetes mellitus ⓘ pituitary gland ⓘ regulation of blood sugar ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Buenos Aires ⓘ |
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University of Buenos Aires
this entity surface form:
Bernardo Alberto Houssay