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Hans Horst Meyer

German pharmacologist

Died when: 86 years 203 days (1038 months)
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Hans Horst Meyer

Hans Horst Meyer (17 March 1853 – 6 October 1939) was a German pharmacologist.He studied medicine and did research in pharmacology.The Meyer-Overton hypothesis on the mode of action on general anaesthetics is partially named after him.

He also discovered the importance of glucuronic acid as a reaction partner for drugs, and the mode of action of tetanus toxin on the body.


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