Yutaka Oomura

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Yutaka Oomura ( 大村 裕 Ōmura Yutaka ; * January 4, 1925 in Kyūshū ) is a Japanese neuroscientist .

Life

After studying medicine, which he graduated in 1947, Oomura was appointed professor of physiology at the Kyūshū University in Fukuoka in 1956 , but moved to Kagoshima University that same year . From 1963 he was at Kanazawa University , then after 1974 again at Kyushu University. His research areas include nerve conduction and information transfer to smooth muscles as well as the functions of the hypothalamus .

Works

  • Emotions: Neuronal and Humoral Control. 1986
  • Regulation of Food Intake, Metabolism and Energy Balance. 1991
  • Brain and Biodefence. 1998
personal data
SURNAME Oomura, Yutaka
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ōmura, Yutaka; 大村 裕 (Japanese name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese neuroscientist
DATE OF BIRTH January 4, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Kyushu