Victor P. Whittaker
Victor Percy Whittaker (11 June 1919 – 5 July 2016) was a British biochemist. He pioneered studies on the subcellular fractionation of the brain. He did this by isolating synaptosomes and synaptic vesicles from the mammalian brain and demonstrating that synaptic vesicles store the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.[1]
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| Born | Victor Percy Whittaker 11 June 1919 Ainsdale, England |
| Died | 5 July 2016 (aged 97) Cambridge, England |
| Known for | Isolation of synaptosomes and synaptic vesicles and biochemistry of synaptic vesicles |
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| Fields | Neurobiochemistry and Cholinergic Transmission |
| Doctoral students | Thomas C. Südhof |
Whittaker died in Cambridge, England on 5 July 2016 at the age of 97.[2]
References
- ↑ "History of Neuroscience Lecture".
- ↑ "Family Announcements, WHITTAKER - Bereavement - Haverhill Weekly News Announcements". Archived from the original on 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2016-07-16.