Hans Horst Meyer

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1853 – 1939

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Who was Hans Horst Meyer?

Hans Horst Meyer was a German pharmacologist. He studied medicine and did research in pharmacology. The Meyer-Overton hypothesis on the mode of action on general anaesthetics is partially named after him. He also discovered the importance of glucuronic acid as a reaction partner for drugs, and the mode of action of tetanus toxin on the body.

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Born
Mar 17, 1853
East Prussia
Died
Oct 6, 1939

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on July 23, 2013

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