Robert Tigerstedt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Finnish physician
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Place of Birth: Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
About Robert Tigerstedt
- Robert Adolph Armand Tigerstedt (28 February 1853 – 12 February 1923) was a Finnish-born medical scientist and physiologist who, with his student Per Bergman, discovered renin at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm in 1898.
- 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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