Yngve Zotterman

Scientist, Deceased Person

1898 – 1982

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Who was Yngve Zotterman?

Yngve Zotterman was a Swedish neurophysiologist who received his medical training at the Karolinska Institute. He conducted pioneering studies on nerve conduction. He then worked on sensory function of skin, particularly related to pain and heat and neurochemistry of taste buds.

He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in 1949, and of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1953.

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Born
Sep 20, 1898
Vadstena
Nationality
  • Sweden
Profession
Died
Mar 13, 1982
Stockholm

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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