Hermann (Hugh) Blaschko (1900–1993): His fundamental contributions to biochemical pharmacology and clinical medicine. (August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rubin, Ronald P
• Is Part Of: Journal of medical biography. Volume 27:Number 3(2019)
• Page Start: 179
• Page End: 183
• Publication Date: 2019-08
• Subjects: Hermann (Hugh) Blaschko -- biogenic amines -- catecholamines -- biochemical pharmacology; Medicine -- Biography -- Periodicals; Medicine -- History -- Periodicals; 610.92
• DOI: 10.1177/0967772017703091
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0967-7720

Abstract

Hermann (Hugh) Blaschko was a biochemical pharmacologist best known for discovering how adrenaline (epinephrine), noradrenaline (norepinephrine), and dopamine were synthesized, stored, and metabolized in adrenomedullary cells and sympathetic nerves. Blaschko's work not only supported the validity of the concept of neurochemical synaptic transmission but he also made fundamental contributions to the development of drugs used in clinical medicine to treat diseases such as depression, hypertension, and Parkinson's Disease.