Arvid Carlsson

Arvid Carlsson
Carlsson in 2011
Born(1923-01-25)25 January 1923
Uppsala, Sweden
Died29 June 2018(2018-06-29) (aged 95)
Göteborg, Sweden
Alma materLund University
Known forDopamine
AwardsWolf Prize in Medicine (1979)
Japan Prize (1994)[1]
Feltrinelli International Award (1999)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2000)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Gothenburg

Arvid Carlsson (25 January 1923 – 29 June 2018)[2][3][4] was a Swedish neuropharmacologist who is best known for his work with the neurotransmitter dopamine and its effects in Parkinson's disease. For his work on dopamine, Carlsson was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2000, together with Eric Kandel and Paul Greengard.[5][6]

  1. ^ Laureates of the Japan Prize. Japan Prize
  2. ^ "Nobelpristagaren Arvid Carlsson död". Upsala Nya Tidning. 30 June 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  3. ^ "In memory of Arvid Carlsson (1923-2018)". Sahlgrenska Academy. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  4. ^ Gellene, Denise (1 July 2018). "Arvid Carlsson, Who Discovered a Treatment for Parkinson's, Dies at 95". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  5. ^ Barondes, Samuel H. (2003). Better Than Prozac. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 21–22, 39–40. ISBN 978-0-19-515130-5.
  6. ^ Les Prix Nobel. 2001. The Nobel Prizes 2000, Editor Tore Frängsmyr, Nobel Foundation: Stockholm.

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