Julius Axelrod Autographs
Julius Axelrod (May 30, 1912 – December 29, 2004) was an American biochemist. He won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1970 along with Bernard Katz and Ulf von Euler. The Nobel Committee honored him for his work on the release and reuptake of catecholamine neurotransmitters, a class of chemicals in the brain that include epinephrine, norepinephrine, and, as was later discovered, dopamine. Axelrod also made major contributions to the understanding of the pineal gland and how it is regulated during the sleep-wake cycle.
Axelrod was born in New York City, the son of Jewish immigrants from Poland, Molly (née Leichtling) and Isadore Axelrod, a basket weaver. He received his bachelor's degree in biology from the College of the City of New York in 1933. Axelrod wanted to become a physician, but was rejected from every medical school to which he applied. He worked briefly as a laboratory technician at New York University, then in 1935 he got a job with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene testing vitamin supplements added to food. While working at the Department of Health, he attended night school and received his master's in sciences degree from New York University in 1941.
In 1946, Axelrod took a position working under Bernard Brodie at Goldwater Memorial Hospital. The research experience and mentorship Axelrod received from Brodie would launch him on his research career. Brodie and Axelrod's research focused on how analgesics (pain-killers) work. During the 1940s, users of non-aspirin analgesics were developing a blood condition known as methemoglobinemia. Axelrod and Brodie discovered that acetanilide, the main ingredient of these pain-killers, was to blame. They found that one of the metabolites also was an analgesic. They recommended that this metabolite, acetaminophen (paracetamol, Tylenol), be used instead.
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Traded items with a signature of Julius Axelrod
The most expensive item with a signature of Julius Axelrod ("Nobel Prize in Medicine" Dr Julius Axelrod Hand Signed 8X10 B&W Photo) was sold in April 2025 for $349.99 while the cheapest item (Julius Axelrod - Nobel Prize American Biochemist - Autographed 3x5 Card) found a new owner for $0.99 in October 2014. The month with the most items sold (4) was May 2026 with an average selling price of $186.49 for an autographed item of Julius Axelrod. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2025 with $324.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was October 2014. In average, an autographed item from Julius Axelrod is worth $24.99.
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 | "Nobel Prize in Medicine" Dr Julius Axelrod Hand Signed 1.75x5 Card | $299.99 |  |
| "Nobel Prize in Medicine" Dr Julius Axelrod Hand Signed 8X10 B&W Photo | $349.99 | |
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| "Nobel Prize in Medicine" Julius Axelrod Hand Signed Article COA | $299.99 | |
| 1970 Nobel Prize in Medicine JULIUS AXELROD Autographed Card from 1975 | $14.95 | |
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| JULIUS AXELROD (1912-2004) (1970 NOBEL PRIZE WINNER) AUTOGRAPH PHOTO~ | $10.59 | |
| Julius Axelrod (Nobel Prize Medicine 1970) Boldly Hand Autographed Signed Photo | $43.50 | |
 | JULIUS AXELROD - ARTICLE SIGNED | $206.99 | |
 | JULIUS AXELROD - AUTOGRAPH | $125.99 | |
| JULIUS AXELROD - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH | $246.99 | |
 | JULIUS AXELROD - FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED | $165.99 | |
| Julius Axelrod Nobel Recipient Medicine SIGNED Health Research First Day Cover | $34.00 | |
| NOBEL PRIZE BIOCHEMIST Julius Axelrod autograph, scientific article signed | $189.08 | |
| Nobel Prize Winner Scientist and Biochemist Julius Axelrod Ink Autographed Photo | $15.00 | |
