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Oct 20, 2015 · Inspired by this atmosphere of great discoveries, Paul Ehrlich, born in Strehlen, German Kingdom of Prussia, near Breslau in 1854, became one of the most influential scientists of his time and a pioneer in the fields of hematology, immunology, chemotherapy, and pharmacology. 1-3 In his career, Ehrlich connected cellular and molecular theories ...
- Bernd Groner, Hans-Peter Horny, Fritz Sörgel, Udo Schumacher, Peter Valent
- 2015
Mar 6, 2021 · But of all the extraordinary laboratory testing advances, it was German physician Paul Ehrlich (1854–1915) who probably made the most substantial discoveries for the most laboratory areas—histology, hematology, immunology (for which he received the Nobel Prize), microbiology, and chemistry—by inventing a repository of stains.
- Angela Tomei Robinson
- 2021
Jan 10, 2014 · The basis of unique chemoreceptors being used to develop more specific agents that not only target particular pathogens but also have no toxic host effect was proposed by Ehrlich. He realized that moving from laboratory studies to clinical implementation was fraught with dangers.
- Glenn S Tillotson, Stephen H Zinner
- 2013
Jun 1, 2001 · Ehrlich's techniques of fixation and staining of blood films with aniline dyes greatly facilitated the study of blood and bone marrow. Ehrlich distinguished 3 types of granulated white blood cells, as well as normoblasts, megaloblasts, and leukemic cells.
Ehrlich not only speculated on the behavior of synthetic chemicals toward his model of the protoplasm but also invoked biological specificity, a concept that would have a tremendous impact on immunology, drug development, and molecular biology. KEYWORDS - Paul Ehrlich; specificity; side chains; cellular structure; theory of immunity; chemotherapy.
Sep 1, 2004 · The very concept of chemotherapy, and his classification of cancer cells as 'feindliche Brüder' (hostile brothers), would suggest that Ehrlich's contributions to experimental cancer research were...
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Feb 5, 2016 · In the current article, we provide a short overview of Paul Ehrlich's life and career and a review of his major contributions to chemistry, hematology, immunology, pharmacology, drug development and translational medicine.