Arvid Carlsson

(1923–2018) Physician

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Arvid Carlsson was a physician, best known for Stress in health and disease.

Quick Facts About Arvid Carlsson

Born: January 25, 1923
Died: June 29, 2018
Profession: Physician
Notable works: Stress in health and disease

About Arvid Carlsson

Arvid Carlsson was a Swedish neuropharmacologist who is best known for his work with the neurotransmitter dopamine and its effects in Parkinson's disease. For his work on dopamine, Carlsson was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2000, together with Eric Kandel and Paul Greengard.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Arvid Carlsson

Sweden rejected fluoridation in the 1970s, and in this excellent book these three scientists have confirmed the wisdom of that decision. Our…

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Book

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It is my sincere hope that Christopher Bryson's apparently thorough and comprehensive perusal of the scientific literature on the biological actions of…

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Action

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Well, in pharmacology, if the effect is local, it's of course absolutely awkward to use it in any other way than as…

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Awkward

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Thinking is movement confined to the brain

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Brain

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Fluorine has a protecting action against caries, but this is a local effect. If you drink it, you are running the risk…

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Action

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Ann Sjoerdsma has successfully blended the fascinating story of her illustrious father's scientific achievements [in wide-ranging] drug research, with an enjoyable historic…

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20th century