Scharrer, Berta Vogel

Lois N Magner, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Published online: April 2001

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0003606

1906–1995 German-born American physiologist who was one of the founders of neuroendocrinology.

Keywords: physiology; neuroendocrinology; nervous system; neurochemistry; insects

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Further Reading
	Scharrer B (1953) Comparative physiology of invertebrate endocrines. Annual Review of Physiology 15: 457–472.
	book Scharrer B (1975) "Neurosecretion and its role in neuroendocrine regulation". In: Meites J and Donovan BT (eds) Pioneers in Neuroendocrinology, pp. 257–265. New York: Plenum Press.
	Scharrer B (1987) Insects as models in neuroendocrine research. Annual Review of Entomology 32: 1–16.
	Scharrer B (1987) Neurosecretion: beginnings and new directions in neuropeptide research. Annual Review of Neuroscience 10: 1–17.
	Scharrer B (1991) Neuroimmunology: the importance and role of a comparative approach. Advances in Neuroimmunology 1: 1–6.
	Scharrer B (1992) Recent progress in comparative neuroimmunology. Zoological Science 9: 1097–1100.
	book Scharrer E and Scharrer B (1963) Neuroendocrinology. New York: Columbia University Press.
	book Korf H-W (ed.) (1997) Neuroendocrinology. Retrospect and Perspectives. New York: Springer.
	book Meites J and Donovan BT (eds) (1975) Pioneers in Neuroendocrinology. New York: Plenum Press.
	book Satir B and Satir P (1997) "Berta Scharrer". In: Grinstein LS, Bierman CA and Rose RK (eds) Women in the Biological Sciences: A Biobibliographic Sourcebook. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.