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Cori, Gerty

Carbohydrate Metabolism - Carl and Gerty Cori
Society: ACS Main Category: Chemical Sub Category: Medical Era: 1920-1929 DateCreated: 1929 Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis State: MO Zip: Country: USA Website: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/carbohydratemetabolism.html, https://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/carbohydratemetabolism/carl-and-gerty-cori-and-carbohydrate-metabolism-commemorative-booklet.pdf Creator: Cori, Carl, Cori, Gerty

In brilliant collaboration, Carl and Gerty Cori studied how the body metabolizes glucose and advanced the understanding of how the body produces and stores energy. Their findings were particularly useful in the development of treatments for diabetes. In 1947 the Coris shared a Nobel Prize for their discoveries.

 

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Image Credit: Image Caption: Biochemist Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori (1896-1957) and her husband Carl Ferdinand Cori (1896-1984) were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1947 for their work on how the human body metabolizes sugar. Era_date_from:
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Carbohydrate Metabolism - Carl and Gerty Cori

In brilliant collaboration, Carl and Gerty Cori studied how the body metabolizes glucose and advanced the understanding of how the body produces and stores energy. Their findings were particularly useful in the development of treatments for diabetes. In 1947 the Coris shared a Nobel Prize for…

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