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From page 63... ... His father, Constantin George Cotzias, a lawyer and journalist, hack recently been banished from Athens because of political activity in support of the king. He was arrested by the fascist government of Eleftherios Venizelos and exiled to Crete to limit his political influence, but he was able to return to Athens eighteen months later. Read the entire page →
From page 64... ... The prime minister, ATexanciros Koryzis, refusing to acknowlecige defeat and collaborate, committed suicide. in this extremity, King George of Greece asked Constantin Cotzias to go to the United States as ambassaclor-at-large representing the Greek gov. Read the entire page →
From page 65... ... Medical School and had the good fortune to be interviewed by Soma Weiss, a brilliant professor of medicine anct himself a refugee a decacle earlier from Nazi oppression. After a Tong conversation in German, which George spoke fluently, Weiss recommenclecl that he be admitted conditionally to the third year of study at the medical school. Read the entire page →
From page 66... ... Within the hour George burst into my office anct announced explosively, "I'm coming, too." This unusual application conic! have been counterproductive, but fortunately Dah! Read the entire page →
From page 67... ... They transferred their work to Brookhaven National Laboratory, where Van Slyke meanwhile hacl established a strong mectical division an c! was able to provide space and support for each to develop an active, inclependent laboratory. Read the entire page →
From page 68... ... cannot reach the site in significant concentration because it does not pass the blood-brain barrier. As an alternative, one can Took for precursors of dopamine that are not excluded by the barrier, administer them in large closes, and hope that when the molecules arrive at the critical site enough will be converted into dopamine to have a therapeutic effect. Read the entire page →
From page 69... ... in Clinical Meclical Research (1969) , the Borden Award of the Association of American Medical Colleges (1972) Read the entire page →
From page 70... ... honorary degrees from Catholic University, Santiago ~ ~ 969~; Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania (1970~; St. founds University, New York (1971~; ant! Read the entire page →
From page 71... ... Gastrointestinal hemorrhages, hyperglycemia, azotemia, hyperchloremia and hypermatremia following lesions of the frontal lobe in man. In The Frontal Lobes, ed. Read the entire page →
From page 72... ... Metabolic effects of marked sodium restriction on hypertensive patients; changes in the total exchangeable sodium and potassium. Read the entire page →
From page 73... ... Borg. Manganese metabolism in man: rapid exchange of Mn56 with tissue as demonstrated by blood clearance and liver uptake. Read the entire page →
From page 74... ... Wissenschaftliche abhandlungen der arbeitsgemeinschaft fur forschung des lances nordrheinwestfalen, ed. Read the entire page →
From page 75... ... Transport, homeostasis and specificity in trace metal metabolism. In Proceedings of the Sixth International Congress of Nutrition, pp. Read the entire page →
From page 76... ... Fuenzalida. Chronic manganese poisoning: clinical picture and manganese turnover. Read the entire page →
From page 77... ... Mena. Chronic manganese poisoning: clearance of tissue manganese burdens with persistence of the neurological picture. Read the entire page →
From page 78... ... Duby. Metabolic modification of Parkinson's disease and of chronic manganese poisoning. Read the entire page →
From page 79... ... In Chemical Approaches to Brain Function, Neurosciences Research, ed. Read the entire page →
From page 80... ... Defective release of growth hormone in Parkinsonism improved by levodopa. Read the entire page →
From page 81... ... Dunn. Changing the actions of neuroactive drugs by changing brain protein synthesis. Read the entire page →
From page 82... ... Tang. Modification of the actions of some neuroactive drugs by growth hormone. Read the entire page →

From page 63...

... His father, Constantin George Cotzias, a lawyer and journalist, hack recently been banished from Athens because of political activity in support of the king. He was arrested by the fascist government of Eleftherios Venizelos and exiled to Crete to limit his political influence, but he was able to return to Athens eighteen months later.

George Constantin Cotzias Pages 63-84

George Constantin Cotzias
Pages 63-84