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Editorial
. 2023;148(2):93-97.
doi: 10.1159/000528895. Epub 2023 Jan 4.

Hermann ("Hugh") Blaschko (1900-1993): Father of Catecholamine Metabolism

Heinrich Taegtmeyer  1   2 , Jiries Ganim  2 , Anne B Leuppi-Taegtmeyer  3   4
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Hermann ("Hugh") Blaschko (1900-1993): Father of Catecholamine Metabolism

Heinrich Taegtmeyer et al. Cardiology. 2023.
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Keywords: Catecholamines; Metabolism; Pharmacology.

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Figure 1:
Dr. Hermann “Hugh” Blaschko (left), best known for elucidating these four steps of catecholamine biosynthesis from the amino acid tyrosine (right). Adapted from Reference 3.
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