Norman Bowery

Professor Norman Bowery FBPhS, (1944 – 25 October 2016) was a British pharmacologist and former Head of Division of Neuroscience and Chair of Pharmacology at the University of Birmingham from 1995 to 2004. He was president of the British Pharmacological Society from 1995 to 1997 and from 1999 to 2000.

His research work focused on GABAB receptors, including coining the term GABA B, and extensive studies of GABAB receptor pharmacology. He had previously worked at St Thomas' Hospital, London.

He was editor in chief of the journal Current Opinion in Pharmacology.

References

  1. ↑ "BPS | Professor Norman Bowery (1944–2016)". www.bps.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Hill, DR; Bowery, NG (12 March 1981). "3H-baclofen and 3H-GABA bind to bicuculline-insensitive GABA B sites in rat brain". Nature. 290 (5802): 149–52. Bibcode:1981Natur.290..149H. doi:10.1038/290149a0. PMID 6259535. S2CID 4335907.
  3. ↑ Enna, SJ; Blackburn, TP (2010). "Preface". GABABReceptor Pharmacology - A Tribute to Norman Bowery. Advances in Pharmacology (San Diego, Calif.). Vol. 58. pp. xv–xvi. doi:10.1016/S1054-3589(10)58021-9. ISBN 978-0-12-378647-0. PMID 20655475.
  4. ↑ Bowery, Norman; Blackburn, Tom; Jones, Brian J; Middlemiss, Derek N. "Serotonin Club Newsletter" (PDF). Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ask the Editor". www.elsevier.com. Elsevier. Retrieved 27 October 2016.