sir alan hodgkin (Meaning)
sir alan hodgkin (n)
English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (1914-1998)
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English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (1914-1998)
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Sir Alan Hodgkin, along with Andrew Huxley, conducted groundbreaking research on the nerve impulse.
The Hodgkin-Huxley model, developed by Sir Alan Hodgkin and Andrew Huxley, revolutionized our understanding of nerve conduction.
Sir Alan Hodgkin's pioneering experiments with the giant squid axon provided crucial insights into the mechanisms of action potentials.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Sir Alan Hodgkin, Andrew Huxley, and Sir John Eccles in 1963 for their discoveries concerning the ionic mechanisms involved in excitation and inhibition in the peripheral and central portions of the nerve cell membrane.
