Abel Develops the First Artificial Kidney
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science, Medicine, Health, Technology, Inventions
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Scientists, Inventors
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: Maryland
- Date: 1912-1914
Article abstract: Abel developed the technique that removed metabolic end-products and poisons from the blood and allowed for the development of the artificial kidney.
Summary of Event
The origins of the artificial kidney are found in the biochemical researches of John Jacob Abel, the first professor of pharmacology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and the clinical investigations of Willem Johan Kolff, a Dutch physician. Abel, praised as the “father of American pharmacology,” is the prototype of the first generation of professional...
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