RefNo | EC/1976/05 |
Previous numbers | Cert XX, 5; A00652 |
Level | Item |
Title | Black, Sir James Whyte: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
Date | 1974 |
Description | Citation typed |
Citation | Has made outstanding contributions, based on fundamental considerations of receptor theory, to the development of new drugs of clinical importance. Introduced the first effective beta blockers and analysed their cardiovascular effects. These drugs have opened up new perspectives for the treatment of angina pectoris, cardiac irregularities and hypertension. More recently, in a concerted drive carried out with great vision, he has developed a new type of histamine antagonist capable of inhibiting gastric acid secretion induced by histamine or pentagastrin. Apart from its practical implications this work has considerable fundamental importance since it provided evidence for the existence of a new type of histamine receptor. This work has also provided experimental support for the hypothesis that endogenous histamine may be involved in the secretion of acid in the stomach. |
AccessStatus | Closed |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA4310 | Black; Sir; James Whyte (1924 - 2010) | 1924 - 2010 |