Diamante Bennati Scorzoni, Uruguayan physiologist (Montevideo 03 April 1899 – La Paz, Canelones 19 October 1973)

With J. Gautrelet performed studies on secretion and metabolic actions of adrenaline

With R. Gayet authored relevant contributions to knowledge of carbonic anhydride effect on carotid sinus

With G. Bourguignon first to study the chronaxy in neuromuscular physiology of human being

SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY

With H. Mazzella. Recording of skeletal muscular pressure during contraction nervous and muscular diseases (1961)

With C.W. Ghiggino. Efecto de hipertensión arterial provocado por la occlusion temporaria de arterias del area esplacnica (The arterial hypertensor effect caused by temporary occlusion of the arteries in the splanchnic area). Ann. Fac. Med. Montevideo 41:53-8, 1956 

With H. Mazzella. Several factors affecting the linguo-maxillary reflex of the dog. J. Physiol. (1951)

With C. Heymans. Mechanisme de la tachycardie par l’acetylcholine. Arch. Int. Pharmacodyn. 79:486, 1949

With W. Isola. Nueva tecnica para el studio de la musculature extrinseca del ojo. Arch. Soc. Biol. Montevideo 13(3-4):147-53, 1946

With Z.M. Bacq. Action de l’histamine., de l’acetylcholine et la peptone chez le chien sympathectomisé. Arch. Int. Pharmacodyn. Therap. 72:397-04, 1946

With R. Gayet & D. Quivry. L’action du CO₂ sur la terminations nerveuses des sinus carotidiens. Arch. Intern. Pharmacodyn. 59:129-42, 1935

With A. Mazzucco. Etude expérimentale des differents preparations de la pression arterielle par la methode de l’oscillographie.Compt. Rend. Soc. Biol. 109:141, 1932

With G. Bourguignon. Chronaxies du nerf et du point moteur du muscle dans les repercussions experimentales chez lapin (1931) 

With J. Gautrelet & N. Halpern. The comparative effect of formaldehyde and acetylcholine on the pulmonary circulation. Compt. Rend. Soc. Biol. 104:948, 1930

With J. Gautrelet & N. Halpern. Influence de l’hypotension sur la secretion d’une surrénale grefféé au cou. Compt. Rend. Soc. Biol. 104:752-5, 1930

With J. Gautrelet, E. Herzfeld & L. Vallagnosc. Influence de l’adrénaline sur les variations inmédiates de la réserve alcaline. Role del’apnée. Action comparative de l’aldehyde formique et de l’acetylcholine. Bull. Soc. Chim. Biol. 12(8):1100, 1930

With E. Herzfeld. Action de l’aldehide formique sur l’excitabilité neuro-musculaire. Compt. Rend. Acad. Seances Paris 11(6):8, 1930

With G. Bourguignon. Chronaxie vestibulaire bi-auriculaire et mono-auriculaire chez le chat et le lapin.

HONOURS

Doctor Honoris Causa, Université de Paris (1962)

Foreign Correspondent Member, Academie Nationelle de Medecine de Paris (1972)