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Also Known As Roger Charles Louis Guillemin
Born January 11, 1924 ā€¢ Dijon ā€¢ France
Died February 21, 2024 (aged 100) ā€¢ San Diego ā€¢ California
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1977)
Subjects Of Study endorphin ā€¢ hormone ā€¢ hypothalamus ā€¢ somatostatin ā€¢ thyrotropin-releasing hormone

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