title: Harry Goldblatt and the discovery of renin.
abstract: In 1934, pathologist Harry Goldblatt established the first animal model of hypertension. This model provided researchers with the tools to delineate the renin-angiotensin system of blood pressure control and, eventually, to design enzyme inhibitors for the treatment of chronic hypertension.
authors.affiliation: hvanepps@rockefeller.edu
authors.forename: Heather L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Van Epps
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006973:Hypertension / Q000473:pathology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D023421:Models, Animal; D012083:Renin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012083:Renin