title: Heparin, the miracle drug: a brief history of its discovery.
abstract: Heparin is a drug used widely in almost every field of medicine; nevertheless, very little is known about its discovery. Jay McLean, a second year medical student at Johns Hopkins University, discovered this wonderful drug in 1916 while performing research in the laboratory of W.H. Howell, MD. This is a brief account of the story told by Dr McLean before his death.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Surgery, Ochsner Clinic, Baton Rouge, LA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ancalmo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ochsner
mesh_terms: D006493:Heparin / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D006493:Heparin