Vittorio Erspamer | |
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Born | |
Died | 25 October 1999 | (aged 90)
Known for | Discoverer of serotonin and octopamine |
Vittorio Erspamer (30 July 1909 – 25 October 1999) was an Italian pharmacologist and chemist, known for the identification, synthesis and pharmacological studies of more than sixty new chemical compounds, most notably serotonin and octopamine.