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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI101579

THE RENAL HUMORAL PRESSOR MECHANISM IN MAN. I. PREPARATION AND ASSAY OF HUMAN RENIN, HUMAN HYPERTENSINOGEN, AND HYPERTENSIN

Lewis Dexter, Florence W. Haynes, and William C. Bridges

Medical Clinic, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston

Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston

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The work described in this paper was done under a contract, recommended by the Committee on Medical Research, between the Office of Scientific Research and Development and Harvard University.

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This study was aided in part by a grant from the John and Mary R. Markle Foundation.

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Medical Clinic, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston

Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston

1

The work described in this paper was done under a contract, recommended by the Committee on Medical Research, between the Office of Scientific Research and Development and Harvard University.

2

This study was aided in part by a grant from the John and Mary R. Markle Foundation.

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Medical Clinic, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston

Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston

1

The work described in this paper was done under a contract, recommended by the Committee on Medical Research, between the Office of Scientific Research and Development and Harvard University.

2

This study was aided in part by a grant from the John and Mary R. Markle Foundation.

Find articles by Bridges, W. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Published January 1, 1945 - More info

Published in Volume 24, Issue 1 on January 1, 1945
J Clin Invest. 1945;24(1):62–68. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI101579.
© 1945 The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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