(1884–1951) German–American biochemist noted for his work on the biochemistry of muscle contraction.
Keywords: adenosine triphosphate; biochemistry; muscle contraction; physiology
Meyerhof, Otto Fritz
John Parascandola, US Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland, USA
Published online: April 2001
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002553
| Further Reading | |
| book Meyerhof O (1925) Chemical Dynamics of Life Phenomena. Philadelphia: JB Lipincott. | |
| book Dictionary of Scientific Biography (1970–1980) Gillispie CC (ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. | |
| book Fox DM, Meldrum M and Rezak I (eds) (1990) Noble Laureates in Medicine or Physiology. New York: Garland. | |
| Nachmanson D, Ochoa S and Lipmann F (1960) Otto Meyerhof. Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 34: 153–182. | |
| Needham D (1951) Prof. Otto Meyerhof, For. Mem. R.S. Nature 168: 895–896. | |
| Peters RA (1954) Otto Meyerhof. Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 9: 175–200. | |
