Edward Calvin Kendall Summary

Edward C. Kendall is best remembered as a pioneer in the discovery and isolation of several important hormones. As a young scientist he isolated the hormone thyroxine from the thyroid glands of cattle... Read more

Edward Calvin Kendall (1886-1972), American biochemist and Nobel Prize winner, isolated the hormone thyroxin and played a leading role in the isolation and synthesis of the hormone cortisone.On March ... Read more

Edward Kendall is known for two major contributions to biochemical knowledge. The first of these was his isolation of the thyroid hormone thyroxine. In addition, he isolated several steroid hormones p... Read more