Natori Reiji

Natori Reiji ( Japanese 名 取 禮 二 ; born January 2, 1912 in Tōkyō ; died November 20, 2006 there) was a Japanese physiologist, known for his research on muscle contraction.

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Natori Reiji graduated from the "Jikei University School of Medicine" (東京 慈 恵 会 医科大学, Tōkyō jikei-kai ika daigaku) ​​in Tōkyō in 1936. He then worked as an assistant in the Department of Physiology. In 1949 he was appointed professor. In 1975 he became president and administrative director of the university, in 1982 honorary president (名誉 学, Meiyo gakuchō).

In 1949, Natori succeeded in extracting myofibrils , the basic unit of muscle contraction , from the skeletal muscles of frogs . They were named after him "Natori kinsen-i" (名 取 筋 線 維). In doing so, he made a major contribution to clarifying how muscles contract. In 1981 he was awarded the Academy of Sciences Prize for this.

Natori was also involved in sports and was u. a. President of the "Sports Association of Asia" (ア ジ ア ・ ス ポ ー ツ 委員会).

In 1976 Natori was awarded the Asahi Prize, honored in 1981 as a person with special cultural merits , and in 1986 awarded the Order of Culture .

literature

• S. Noma (Ed.): Natori Reiji . In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993. ISBN 4-06-205938-X , p. 1064.

Web links

• Biographies of Natori Reiji in the Kotobank, Japanese

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Natori is the family name, Reiji the first name.