Born 23 Mar 1907; died 8 Apr 1992 at age 85.
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Swiss-French-Italian pharmacologist who was awarded the 1957 #NobelPrize for Physiology or Medicine "for his discoveries relating to synthetic compounds that inhibit the action of certain body substances, and especially their action on the #vascular system and the skeletal muscles."
In 1944, Bovet discovered #pyrilamine (mepyramine), the first clinically useful #antihistamine, which is effective against #allergic reactions, by blocking the neurotransmitter histamine.
In 1947, a search for a synthetic substitute for curare (a muscle relaxant) led to his discovery of #gallamine and other #MuscleRelaxants.
