McLean Discovers the Natural Anticoagulant Heparin
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science, Medicine, Health
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Scientists, Doctors, Physicians, Nurses
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: Maryland
- Date: September, 1915-February, 1916
Article abstract: McLean, while studying cephalin in liver tissue, accidentally discovered the natural anticoagulant heparin.
Summary of Event
Jay McLean, a young medical student at Johns Hopkins University, accidentally discovered the natural anticoagulant heparin in 1916 while working on a physiology research project for William H. Howell. McLean wished to become a surgeon with a strong basis in physiology. He asked to be assigned a problem he could finish and publish in a year. He specifically requested that he be allowed to work on the problem alone...
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