Asao Hirano | |
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Born | November 26, 1926 |
Died | July 25, 2019 | (aged 92)
Known for | Hirano body |
Medical career | |
Profession | physician medical researcher |
Institutions |
Montefiore Hospital Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
Research | neuropathology |
Asao Hirano (平野朝雄, Hirano Asao, November 26, 1926 – July 25, 2019) [1] was a Japanese physician, academic, medical researcher and neuropathologist. He is credited with having first observed Hirano bodies which are intracellular aggregates of actin and actin-associated proteins in the neurons (nerve cells). [2]
Dr. Hirano was a professor of pathology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. [3]
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Asao Hirano, OCLC/ WorldCat encompasses roughly 30 works in 50+ publications in 5 languages and 1,000+ library holdings. [4]
Asao Hirano | |
---|---|
Born | November 26, 1926 |
Died | July 25, 2019 | (aged 92)
Known for | Hirano body |
Medical career | |
Profession | physician medical researcher |
Institutions |
Montefiore Hospital Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
Research | neuropathology |
Asao Hirano (平野朝雄, Hirano Asao, November 26, 1926 – July 25, 2019) [1] was a Japanese physician, academic, medical researcher and neuropathologist. He is credited with having first observed Hirano bodies which are intracellular aggregates of actin and actin-associated proteins in the neurons (nerve cells). [2]
Dr. Hirano was a professor of pathology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. [3]
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Asao Hirano, OCLC/ WorldCat encompasses roughly 30 works in 50+ publications in 5 languages and 1,000+ library holdings. [4]