title: From cAMP to adenosine: an illuminating shift of focus.
abstract: In a remarkable career, straddling five decades, John Phillis pursued with fierce determination and exceptional energy the main goal of his scientific life, to throw light on the chemical agents that control brain function. Starting in Australia, he settled in North America, first in Canada, then in the USA, where his long tenure at Wayne State brought his career to its culmination.
authors.affiliation: Physiology Department, McGill University, Montréal, QC Canada. kresimir.krnjevic@mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Kresimir
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krnjević
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000266:history* / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001680:Biographies as Topic; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000266:history*; D004585:Electrooculography / Q000266:history; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000266:history / Q000502:physiology; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000266:history
chemical_list: D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D000241:Adenosine