Jokichi Takamine (1854–1922), the samurai chemist, and his work on adrenalin

Journal of Medical Biography

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 95-102

  Yamashima, Tetsumori ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ART; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HISTORY; JAPAN; UNITED STATES;

CHEMISTRY; EPINEPHRINE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; JAPAN; PORTRAITS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037942882     PISSN: 09677720     EISSN: 17581087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096777200301100211     Document Type: Article

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