Coryphaeus of World Translational Medicine Nikolay Nikolaevich Sirotinin: a 120th anniversary

  • L.P. Churilov Saint Petersburg State University bld. 7-9, Universitetskayanab. St. Petersburg, Russia, 199034
Keywords: Sirotinin N. N., Sirotinin’s rule, hypoxia, reactivity, resistance, Extreme Medicine, Aerospace Medicine, anaphylaxis, high altitude disease, stepwise acclimatization principle, oxygen cocktail

Abstract

Historical and biographical paper about life and creative achievements of eminent Soviet pathophysiologist, Nikolay Nikolaevich Sirotinin (1896-1977) to his 120th anniversary. An article discusses his fundamental and applied contribution into space research, Physiology and Pathophysiology of adaptation, high altitude Medicine, and doctrine of reactivity and resistance as well as into research of hypoxia. Because of tight linkage of his fundamental studies to practical needs of Extreme Medicine and broad applied inculcation of his discoveries, Sirotinin is regarded as bright early representative of Translational Medicine [3 figs, bibliography - 12 refs]

Published
2019-08-09
How to Cite
Churilov, L. (2019). Coryphaeus of World Translational Medicine Nikolay Nikolaevich Sirotinin: a 120th anniversary. Russian Biomedical Research, 2(1), 3-7. Retrieved from https://ojs3.gpmu.org/index.php/biomedical-research/article/view/399
Issue
Vol 2 No 1 (2017)
Section
Статьи