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Robert Furchgott

Pharmacology · Pharmacology

New York, United States

53 H-Index
21,067 Citations
645 Total Impact
GLNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1998)0
GLLasker Award (1996)0

Overview

Robert Furchgott is a pharmacology specialist at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Based in New York.

For Patients

  • Research was cited 21K+ times by other doctors and scientists, indicating significant influence on medical research
  • Based at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in New York, United States

Biography

Robert Furchgott was an American pharmacologist who discovered that nitric oxide (NO) is a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system. Nobel Prize 1998.

Affiliations & Institutions

Research Impact

10 Publications
21,067 Total Citations
10K+ Citation Milestone

Publication Timeline

01119531972198219841989

Published In

NatureThe FASEB JournalCirculation ResearchJournal of Pharmacology and Experimental TherapeuticsThe Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Areas of Expertise

Medical Specialties

Legacy Timeline

The life and contributions of Robert Furchgott

1980

Discovered EDRF/nitric oxide

Found that blood vessels relax through an endothelium-derived factor, later identified as nitric oxide

1998

Nobel Prize

For discoveries concerning nitric oxide as a signalling molecule in the cardiovascular system

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