The Discovery of Renin 100 Years Ago

Item Type:	Article
Title:	The Discovery of Renin 100 Years Ago
Creators Name:	Phillips, M.I. and Schmidt-Ott, K.M.
Abstract:	In 1898, Tigerstedt and Bergman published their observation that kidney extracts produce pressor effects. They characterized the substance and named it "renin." Although this was the beginning of understanding the role of the kidney in hypertension and the renin-angiotensin system, their discovery lay dormant for nearly 40 years.
Source:	News in Physiological Sciences
ISSN:	0886-1714
Publisher:	International Union of Physiological Sciences and the American Physiological Society
Volume:	14
Number:	6
Page Range:	271-274
Date:	December 1999
Official Publication:	http://physiologyonline.physiology.org/cgi/content/abstract/14/6/271
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