A tale of two anticoagulants: warfarin and heparin

J Surg Educ. 2009 May-Jun;66(3):176-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2009.03.035.

Abstract

This article relays the story of 3 men, Karl Paul Link, who is the discoverer of warfarin, and William Henry Howell and Jay McLean, who are the discoverers of heparin.

Publication types

  • Biography
  • Historical Article
  • Portrait

MeSH terms

  • Anticoagulants / history*
  • Heparin / history*
  • History, 19th Century
  • History, 20th Century
  • United States
  • Warfarin / history*

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Warfarin
  • Heparin

Personal name as subject

  • Karl Paul Link
  • William Henry Howell
  • Jay McLean