Vladimir Aleksandrovich Govyrin (russian: Владѝмир Алекса̀ндрович Говы̀рин, February 22, 1924,
Balashov in
Saratov Oblast
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,
Soviet Union
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– February 5, 1994,
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
,
Russia
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) was Soviet and Russian physiologist, Academician of Academy of Sciences of USSR and
Russian Academy of Sciences
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, who discovered regularity of the
sympathetic innervation
A nerve is an enclosed, cable-like bundle of nerve fibers (called axons) in the peripheral nervous system.
A nerve transmits electrical impulses. It is the basic unit of the peripheral nervous system. A nerve provides a common pathway for the e ...
of the
circulatory system
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of the
vertebrate
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s. He offered the concept of universal participation of
vascular
The blood vessels are the components of the circulatory system that transport blood throughout the human body. These vessels transport blood cells, nutrients, and oxygen to the tissues of the body. They also take waste and carbon dioxide away f ...
nerve
A nerve is an enclosed, cable-like bundle of nerve fibers (called axons) in the peripheral nervous system.
A nerve transmits electrical impulses. It is the basic unit of the peripheral nervous system. A nerve provides a common pathway for the e ...
s in humoral transfer of the sympathetic influence on tissue. He also discovered the method of sympathetic nervous system influences the skeletal muscle. Govyrin found out that sympathetic influences to skeletal tissue are made by
catecholamine
A catecholamine (; abbreviated CA) is a monoamine neurotransmitter, an organic compound that has a catechol (benzene with two hydroxyl side groups next to each other) and a side-chain amine.
Catechol can be either a free molecule or a subst ...
s, emitted by vascular nerves.
Biography
*''1924'' was born in family of the teachers, Aleksandr Govyrin and Sarra Govyrina.
*''1941'' joined the Physics and Mathematics Department of
Balashov Teaching Institute.
*''1942'' called up for service in the
Army
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and sent to study in the
Military Veterinary Academy of the Red Army.
*''1946'' graduated from the Veterinary Academy, received an honours degree and continued his service as a
border guard
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in
Suoyarvi
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History
It is known that ...
.
*''1953'' having the rank of Major of veterinary service, he became the
Candidate of Sciences
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in
Biology
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.
*''1957'' retired from the military service and joined Academician
Leon Orbeli
Leon Abgarovich Orbeli ( hy, Լևոն Աբգարի Օրբելի, Levon Abgari Orbeli; russian: Леон Абгарович Орбели, Levon Abgarovich Orbeli; – 9 December 1958) was an Armenian physiologist active in the Russian SFSR ...
in his new
(IEPHB).
*''1961'' founded his own laboratory, which research goal was the adaptation-trophic function of the nervous system.
*''1968'' got the academic degree of the
Doctor of Sciences
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in Biology.
*''1975'' became the Director of Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry.
*''1976'' joined Academy of Sciences of the USSR as the Сorresponding Member.
*''1981'' quit IEPHB and became the Director of
I. M. Pavlov Institute of Physiology.
*''1984'' became Academician of Academy of Sciences of the USSR.
*''1993'' founded the I. M. Pavlov International Scientific Center.
*''1994'' died at the age of 69.
Honours and awards
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Order of Lenin
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Order of the October Revolution
The Order of the October Revolution (russian: Орден Октябрьской Революции, ''Orden Oktyabr'skoy Revolyutsii'') was instituted on October 31, 1967, in time for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was conferr ...
*
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...
, twice
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Medal "For Battle Merit"
The Medal "For Battle Merit" (russian: Медаль «За боевые заслуги») was a Soviet military medal awarded for " combat action resulting in a military success", "courageous defense of the state borders", or "successful military ...
References
External links
Vladimir Govyrin profile on the Russian Academy of Science site
* ttp://www.infran.ru/index_eng.htm I. P. Pavlov Institute of Physiologybr>Incomplete list of Vladimir Govyrin's works
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1924 births
1994 deaths
20th-century Russian scientists
People from Balashov
Full Members of the USSR Academy of Sciences
Full Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Recipients of the Order of Lenin
Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Russian physiologists
Soviet physiologists
Burials at Bogoslovskoe Cemetery
Soviet military personnel of World War II