Arvanitaki, Angélique (1901–1983)

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Arvanitaki, Angélique (1901–1983)

French neurobiologist. Name variations: Angelique Arvanitaki; Angélique or Angelique Arvanitaki-Chalanozitis; Angélique Arvanitaki Chalanozitis; Angélique Chalanozitis. Born 1901 in Cairo, Egypt; died 1983 in France; University of Lyons, PhD (1938); m. Nicolas Chalanozitis (physician and scientist).

Played instrumental role in developing field of cellular neurophysiology; worked for most of career at Oceanographic Museum of Monaco; collaborated at times with husband; worked on giant nerve endings of squid and developed technique for studying nerve cells of sea-slug Aplysia; provided major impetus to understanding cellular mechanisms of neural functioning; groundbreaking studies include: "Effects Evoked in an Axon by the Activity of a Contiguous One" (1942) and "Excitatory and Inhibitory Processes Initiated by Light and Infra-red Radiations in Single Identifiable Nerve Cells (Giant Ganglion Cells of Aplysia)" (1961).