Multiple choice

Who among the following was given the Nobel prize in 1971 for deciphering the action of hormones?

  1. Sutherland

  2. Warburg

  3. Eijkmann

  4. Rous

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Explanation

Earl Sutherland received the 1971 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering how hormones act through second messengers, specifically cyclic AMP (cAMP). His work elucidated the mechanism of hormone action at the molecular level, revolutionizing understanding of cellular signaling.