William Bayliss
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Sir William Maddock Bayliss
Sir William Maddock Bayliss
Born May 2, 1860
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Died August 27, 1924
London, England
London, England
Citizenship British
Nationality English
Fields Physiology
Institutions University College London
Known for Secretin
Peristalsis
Peristalsis
Notable awards Royal Medal, 1911
Copley Medal, 1919
Copley Medal, 1919
Sir William Maddock Bayliss (May 2, 1860 - August 27, 1924) was an English physiologist. He graduated in physiology from Wadham College, Oxford.
He and Ernest Henry Starling discovered the peptide hormone secretin and peristalsis of the intestines. The Bayliss Effect is named after him.
He was also involved in the Brown Dog affair, successfully suing Stephen Coleridge for libel over accusations he made about Bayliss's vivisection work.
William Bayliss's wife was Gertrude Starling, sister of Ernest Starling.
He was knighted for his contribution to medicine in 1922.
The Bayliss and Starling Society was founded in 1979 as a forum for scientists with research interests in central and autonomic peptide function.
[edit] References
Zárate, Arturo; Saucedo, Renata, "[On the centennial of hormones. A tribute to Ernest H. Starling and William M. Bayliss]", Gaceta médica de México 141 (5): 437-9, PMID, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16353891:16353891 Hirst, Barry H (2004), "Secretin and the exposition of hormonal control.", J. Physiol. (Lond.) 560 (Pt 2): 339, 2004 Oct 15, doi:, PMID, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15308687:15308687 Modlin, I M; Kidd, M (2001), "Ernest Starling and the discovery of secretin.", J. Clin. Gastroenterol. 32 (3): 187-92, 2001 Mar, PMID, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11246341:11246341 Modlin, I M; Kidd, M; Farhadi, J (2000), "Bayliss and Starling and the nascence of endocrinology.", Regul. Pept. 93 (1-3): 109-23, 2000 Sep 25, PMID, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11033058:11033058 Svatos, J; Svatos, A (1999), "The divergence in the conception of Pavlov and Bayliss-Starling concerning the function of the nervous system.", Ceskoslovenská fysiologie / Ústrednà ústav biologický 48 (1): 22-6, 1999 Feb, PMID, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10377602:10377602 Folkow, B (1989), "Myogenic mechanisms in the control of systemic resistance. Introduction and historical background.", Journal of hypertension. Supplement : official journal of the International Society of Hypertension 7 (4): S1-4, 1989 Sep, PMID:2681587, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2681587 Simmer, H H (1978), "[The discovery and the discoverers of secretin. A contribution to the history of science and to the typology of the scientist]", Die Medizinische Welt 29 (50): 1991-6, 1978 Dec 15, PMID:364247, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/364247 Hill, A V (1969), "Bayliss and Starling and the happy fellowship of physiologists.", J. Physiol. (Lond.) 204 (1): 1-13, 1969 Sep, PMID:4900770, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4900770 BAYLISS, L E (1961), "William Maddock BAYLISS, 1860-1924: life and scientific work.", Perspect. Biol. Med. 4: 460-79, PMID, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/13688118:13688118
[edit] External links
Short biography, bibliography, and links on digitized sources in the Virtual Laboratory of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science NNDB The Bugle Biography and bibliography in the Virtual Laboratory of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science Bayliss and Starling Society Homepage
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