Harald Sonnenberg
Harald Sonnenberg (born in Montreal in 1937 ) is a Canadian biochemist who studies the physiology of the kidney .
Sonnenberg studied at the University of Alberta and received his doctorate from the Free University of Berlin in 1964 . Since 1967 he was at the University of Toronto in the Faculty of Physiology, where he became a professor. In 1998 he retired.
He investigated the regulation of the sodium balance via the kidneys and its influence on high blood pressure . By Mikrokathetisierung he showed that the medullary collecting duct (medullary collecting duct, MCD) plays an important role in absorption of sodium by the kidney. As a member of Adolfo J. de Bold's team , he discovered the hormone atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP, ANF) secreted in the heart and used to regulate blood pressure.
In 1986 he received the Gairdner Foundation International Award . In 2003 he received the Medal of Research Excellence from the Kidney Foundation of Canada.
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- ↑ De Bold, HB Borenstein, AT Veress, Sonnenberg A rapid and potent natriuretic response to intravenous injection of atrial myocardial extracts in rats , Life Science, Volume 28, 1981, pp. 89-94
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| SURNAME | Sonnenberg, Harald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian biochemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal |