The problem of human arterial hypertension has been one of the most debated subjects in modern medicine. Many groups of investigators and clinicians have been interested in its etiology, its physiopathology and its treatment. The first suggestion that the kidneys might be responsible for this disease entity came from Richard Bright in 1836,and it was the result of a remarkable clinical acumen. In 1898, Tigerstedt and Bergman injected crude saline extract of rabbit kidney into anesthetized rabbits and observed a prolonged rise in blood pressure; they named this unknown pressor principle “rennin”.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.113600 |
| Date | January 1962 |
| Creators | Chretien, Michel. |
| Contributors | Genest, J. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science. (Department of Health Sciences.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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