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Emil du Bois-Reymond
1818Nov, 7

Emil du Bois-Reymond

Emil du Bois-Reymond, German physician and physiologist (d. 1896)
Emil Heinrich du Bois-Reymond (7 November 1818 – 26 December 1896) was a German physician and physiologist, the co-discoverer of nerve action potential, and the developer of experimental electrophysiology.

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