Reichstein, Tadeus

Thomas G Benedek, University of Pittsburg School of Medicine, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Published online: April 2001

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002901

1897–1996 Polish -born Swiss chemist who identified the compounds cortisone and hydrocortisone.

Keywords: cortisone; hydrocortisone; aldosterone

 Further Reading
    book Fox DM, Meldrum M and Rezak I (eds) (1990) Nobel Laureates in Medicine or Physiology. New York: Garland.
    Reichstein T, von Euw J, Parsons JA and Rothschild M (1968) Heart poisons in the monarch butterfly. Science 161: 861–866.

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Benedek, Thomas G(Apr 2001) Reichstein, Tadeus. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0002901]