German-British biophysicist (1911–2003)
Bernard Katz was a German-British biophysicist who lived from 1911 to 2003 and made important discoveries about how nerve cells communicate with muscles and each other. His work on the mechanisms of nerve impulses and neurotransmitter release fundamentally advanced our understanding of how the nervous system functions.
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Sir Bernard Katz, FRS ( German pronunciation: [ˈbɛʁnaʁt kat͡s] ; 26 March 1911 – 20 April 2003) was a German-born British physician and biophysicist, noted for his work on nerve physiology; specifically, for his work on synaptic transmission at the nerve-muscle junction. He shared the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1970 with Julius Axelrod and Ulf von Euler. He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1969.
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