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John James Rickard Macleod

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Noun

1. john james rickard macleod, john macleod, macleod

Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935)

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John James Rickard Macleod

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British physiologist. He shared a 1923 Nobel Prize for the purification of insulin and its application to the treatment of diabetes.

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