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Edward Kravitz | |
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| Born | December 19, 1932 New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | City College of New York (BS) University of Michigan (PhD) |
| Known for | Identifying gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) as a neurotransmitter |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience |
| Institutions | National Institute of Health Harvard Medical School |
| Doctoral students | Margaret Livingstone Thomas Schwarz |
Edward Arthur Kravitz (born December 19, 1932) is an American neuroscientist who is the George Packer Berry Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School.[1] He is widely recognized for demonstrating that gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) functions as a neurotransmitter.[2] In addition, he and Antony Stretton were the first to use the intracellular dye procion yellow to visualize neuronal architecture.[3]
Kravitz's work with neuroamines demonstrated that serotonin and octopamine act as synaptic modulators. Kravitz continued to explore the function of amines using Homarus americanus, the American lobster, as a model organism to study aggression. He currently works on aggressive behavior using the genetically manipulable model organism, Drosophila melanogaster, the fruit fly.
- ^ "Edward Kravitz - Department of Neurobiology". neuro.hms.harvard.edu. February 2022.
- ^ Gelder, N. M. Van; Potter, D. D.; Kravitz, E. A. (1 April 1962). "Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid and Other Blocking Substances extracted from Crab Muscle". Nature. 194 (4826): 382–383. doi:10.1038/194382b0. PMID 14459471.
- ^ Kravitz, E. A.; Stretton, A. O. W. (4 October 1968). "Neuronal Geometry: Determination with a Technique of Intracellular Dye Injection". Science. 162 (3849): 132–134. doi:10.1126/science.162.3849.132. PMID 4175300.