Robert Tigerstedt
Finnish physician (1853-1923) · Finland · On the map · Doctors · Died at 69
Robert Adolph Armand Tigerstedt was a Finnish medical scientist and physiologist. With his student Per Bergman, he discovered renin at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, in 1898.
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Renin is a component of the renin-angiotensin system which regulates blood pressure, salt and water homeostasis and is an important therapeutic target. Tigerstedt is also recognised as an educator, author and social campaigner.
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Finland
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Doctors
Type
Doctor
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Deceased
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Lived 1853 to 1923 · aged 69
