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Editorial
. 2015 May-Jun;53(3):260-2.

[A tribute to Carl Djerassi]

[Article in Spanish]
Arturo Zárate  1 , Renata Saucedo
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Editorial

[A tribute to Carl Djerassi]

[Article in Spanish]
Arturo Zárate et al. Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc. 2015 May-Jun.
Free article

Abstract
in English, Spanish

On January 15, 2015, Carl Djerassi, an extraordinary personality, died at the age of 91 years. He was born in Vienna, Austria, on October 29, 1923. His parents were physicians and probably he wanted to be also a physician, but sooner than later he chose to be a chemist. In 1939 he arrived to live to New York with his mother. In 1945 he became American citizen. Part of his work is the first commercial antihistamine, pyribenzamine, and the first successful combined oral contraceptive pill. With this editorial we make a tribute to this steroid pioneer.

El 30 de enero de 2015 falleció, a la edad de 91 años, Carl Djerassi, un personaje extraordinario. Nació en Viena, Austria, el 29 de octubre de 1923. Sus padres eran médicos y quizás por esa razón él también quería serlo, pero pronto escogió la química. En 1939 llegó con su madre a vivir a Nueva York y en 1945 se naturalizó estadounidense. Son obra suya el primer antihistamínico comercial (la piribenzamina) y el compuesto farmacológico de la píldora anticonceptiva. Sirva el presente editorial como un homenaje a este pionero de los esteroides sintéticos.

Keywords: Biography; Contraceptive agents.

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