(1914–98), English physiologist. With Andrew Huxley he demonstrated the role of sodium and potassium ions in the transmission of nerve impulses between cells. Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (1963).
Definition of Hodgkin, Sir Alan Lloyd in US English:
Hodgkin, Sir Alan Lloyd
proper nounˈhäjkin
(1914–1998), English physiologist. With Andrew F. Huxley, he demonstrated the role of sodium and potassium ions in the transmission of nerve impulses between cells. Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (1963), shared with John C. Eccles and Huxley.