Cohen, Stanley

1922– American biochemist and Nobel Prize winner who works on growth factors.

Keywords: proteins; cell growth; NGF; EGF; urogastrone

 Further Reading
    Cohen S (1954) Nerve growth-stimulating factor isolated from sarcomas 37 and 180. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 40: 1014–1018.
    Cohen S (1956) A nerve growth-stimulating factor isolated from snake venom. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 42: 571–574.
    Cohen S (1964) Isolation and biological effects of an epidermal growth-stimulating protein. National Cancer Institute Monograph 13: 13–27.
    book Cohen S (1993) Epidermal growth factor. Nobel Lectures Physiology or Medicine 1981–1990, pp. 327–345. Singapore: World Scientific.
    book Falk L and Meldrum M (1990) Nobel Laureates in Medicine and Physiology, Fox DM (ed.), pp. 91–94. New York: Garland.
    book Levi-Montalcini R (1988) In Praise of Imperfection: My Life and Work. New York: Basic Books.
    book Wasson T (1987) Nobel Prize Winners, pp. 210–212. New York: HW Wilson.
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Brock, WH(Apr 2001) Cohen, Stanley. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0002753]