Iain Macintyre | |
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| Born | Iain Macintyre 30 August 1924 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 18 September 2008 (aged 84) London, England |
| Education | Jordanhill College School University of Glasgow |
| Occupation | Professor of Chemical Pathology |
| Known for | Research into calcium metabolism Sequencing of calcitonin Research into nitric oxide |
| Awards | Gairdner International Award Buchanan medal |
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| Institutions | Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London William Harvey Research Institute, London |
Iain Macintyre FRS (30 August 1924 – 18 September 2008) was a British endocrinologist who made important contributions to the understanding of calcium regulation and bone metabolism. Shortly after the hormone calcitonin had been described by Harold Copp, Macintyre's team was the first to isolate and sequence the hormone and to demonstrate its origin in the parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland. He subsequently analysed its physiological actions. Along with H. R. Morris he isolated and sequenced calcitonin gene-related peptide. Later research centred on the role played by nitric oxide on bone metabolism.