Asao Hirano

Asao Hirano
Born(1926-11-26)November 26, 1926
DiedJuly 25, 2019(2019-07-25) (aged 92)
Known forHirano body
Medical career
Professionphysician
medical researcher
InstitutionsMontefiore Hospital
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Researchneuropathology

Asao Hirano (平野朝雄, Hirano Asao; November 26, 1926 – July 25, 2019) was a Japanese physician, academic, medical researcher and neuropathologist. He is credited with having first observed Hirano bodies which are intracellular aggregates of actin and actin-associated proteins in the neurons (nerve cells).

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