Albert Jodlbauer (April 27, 1871 in

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– May 13, 1945 in Thierberg) was a German

pharmacologist Pharmacology is a branch of medicine, biology and pharmaceutical sciences concerned with drug or medication action, where a drug may be defined as any artificial, natural, or endogenous (from within the body) molecule which exerts a biochemica ...

and

toxicologist Toxicology is a scientific discipline, overlapping with biology, chemistry, pharmacology, and medicine, that involves the study of the adverse effects of chemical substances on living organisms and the practice of diagnosing and treating ex ...

. From 1891 to 1896 he studied medicine at the

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, where in 1896 he received his doctorate as a pupil of

Otto Bollinger Otto Bollinger (2 April 1843 – 13 August 1909) was a German pathologist born in Altenkirchen, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate. In 1868, he obtained his doctorate in Berlin and two years later received his habilitation. He taught classes at the ...

. Following graduation he worked as an assistant in the institute of pharmacology at Munich under the directorship of

Hermann von Tappeiner Hermann von Tappeiner (18 November 1847 in Meran – 12 January 1927 in Munich) was an Austrian pharmacologist. He was the son of anthropologist Franz Tappeiner (1816–1902). He studied at the universities of Innsbruck, Göttingen, Leipzig, ...

. In 1908 he became an associate professor, and in 1914 was named departmental head of the pharmacological institute. From 1923 onward, he was a full professor of

pharmacy Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it links heal ...

and pharmacology at the

veterinary Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals. Along with this, it deals with animal rearing, husbandry, breeding, research on nutri ...

faculty of the University of Munich.Albert Jodlbauer ‒ Kurzbiographie
(biography in German) During the early years of the 20th century, with Tappeiner and Oscar Raab, he studied the

physiological Physiology (; ) is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. As a sub-discipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemical ...

and pharmacological effects of light, and with Tappeiner, published a number of works on the concept of " photodynamic action". In this context, he discovered that the photosensitizing effect of fluorescent substances was dependent upon the presence of

oxygen Oxygen is the chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group in the periodic table, a highly reactive nonmetal, and an oxidizing agent that readily forms oxides with most elements as wel ...

.Jodlbauer, Albert
at Neue Deutsche Biographie His other areas of research included

hemolysis Hemolysis or haemolysis (), also known by several other names, is the rupturing (lysis) of red blood cells (erythrocytes) and the release of their contents (cytoplasm) into surrounding fluid (e.g. blood plasma). Hemolysis may occur in vivo o ...

, especially by

hypertonic solution In chemical biology, tonicity is a measure of the effective osmotic pressure gradient; the water potential of two solutions separated by a partially-permeable cell membrane. Tonicity depends on the relative concentration of selective membrane- ...

s of neutral salts, the effect of

oxalate Oxalate (IUPAC: ethanedioate) is an anion with the formula C2O42−. This dianion is colorless. It occurs naturally, including in some foods. It forms a variety of salts, for example sodium oxalate (Na2C2O4), and several esters such as dimethyl o ...

and

fluoride poisoning Fluoride toxicity is a condition in which there are elevated levels of the fluoride ion in the body. Although fluoride is safe for dental health at low concentrations, sustained consumption of large amounts of soluble fluoride salts is dangerou ...

in the

blood calcium Calcium ions (Ca2+) contribute to the physiology and biochemistry of organisms' cells. They play an important role in signal transduction pathways, where they act as a second messenger, in neurotransmitter release from neurons, in contraction of ...

and the pharmacological action of

bitters Bitters (plural also ''bitters'') is traditionally an alcoholic preparation flavored with botanical matter for a bitter or bittersweet flavor. Originally, numerous longstanding brands of bitters were developed as patent medicines, but now are ...

Selected works

* ''Über Resorption und Sekretion im Dünndarm bei Gegenwart gelöster Eiweißkörper sowie über die Wirkung von Bittermitteln auf den Dünndarm'',

habilitation Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in many European countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excellence in research, teaching and further education, usually including a ...

thesis at the University of Munich (1901) – On absorption and secretion in the

small intestine The small intestine or small bowel is an organ in the gastrointestinal tract where most of the absorption of nutrients from food takes place. It lies between the stomach and large intestine, and receives bile and pancreatic juice through the p ...

in the presence of dissolved protein bodies and on the effect of bitters to the small intestine. * ''Über die Wirkung der photodynamischen (fluorescierenden) Stoffe auf Protozoen und Enzyme'' (with H. Tappeiner), Deutsches Archiv für Klinische Medizin 80 (1904), 427-487 – On the effect of photodynamic (fluorescent) substances on

protozoa Protozoa (singular: protozoan or protozoon; alternative plural: protozoans) are a group of single-celled eukaryotes, either free-living or parasitic, that feed on organic matter such as other microorganisms or organic tissues and debris. Histo ...

and

enzymes Enzymes () are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrate (chemistry), substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecule ...

. * ''Über die Beteiligung des Sauerstoffes bei der photodynamischen Wirkung fluoreszierender Stoffe'' (with H. Tappeiner), Münchener Medizinische Wochenschrift 52 (1904), 1139-1141 – On the role of oxygen in the photodynamic effect of fluorescent substances. * ''Die sensibilisierende Wirkung fluorescierender Substanzen : Gesammelte Untersuchungen über die photodynamische Erscheinung'' (with H. Tappeiner), Leipzig (1907) – Sensitized fluorescent substances; collected research on the photodynamic phenomenon.Die sensibilisierende Wirkung fluorescierender Substanzen
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References

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