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ALAN HODGKIN
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (1914-1998)
Synonyms:
Alan Hodgkin; Alan Lloyd Hodgkin; Hodgkin; Sir Alan Hodgkin
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Instance hypernyms:
physiologist (a biologist specializing in physiology)