The Council for High Blood Pressure Research. Its origin and purposes.

animal physiology laboratory, it has progressed by utilizing the modern investigative techniques of each succeeding decade. Today, the results of molecular modeling, x-ray crystallography, and recombinant DNA research are routinely reported in journals detailing research in the field of hypertension. The following review, which is the first of a three-part series focusing on the past, present, and future of the Council, is a personal account by a pioneer of the early days of hypertension research, Irvine Page. Subsequent articles will sketch the maturation of this rapidly growing field.