HUNT, Reid (1870 – 1948)
1870 – 1948
5 entries in the GMN corpus.
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1906
#1338
On the physiological action of certain cholin derivatives and new methods for detecting cholin.
Discovery of the remarkable hypotensive effect of acetylcholine.
1909
#1132
Studies on thyroid. I. The relation of iodine to the physiological activity of thyroid preparations.
1909
#1897
On the relation between the toxicity and chemical constitution of a number of derivatives of choline and analogous compounds.
1918
#1342
Vasodilator reactions.
Showed that tissues are more sensitive to acetylcholine after treatment with eserine (physostigmine).
1923
#1134
The acetonitril test for thyroid and of some alterations of metabolism.
The acetonitril test was introduced by Hunt in 1905 (J. biol. Chem., 1, 33) and later modified by him. It shows the activity of thyroid preparations to be proportional to their iodine content.