The effect of posture and saline loading on plasma renin activity and aldosterone concentration in pregnant, non-pregnant and estrogen-treated women

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1977, Pages 69-77

  Weinberger, Myron H ^a,b   Kramer, Norman J ^a,b   Grim, Clarence E ^a,b   Petersen, Loren P ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS ETYNODIOL DIACETATE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; ETYNODIOL; ETYNODIOL DIACETATE; ETYNODIOL DIACETATE PLUS MESTRANOL; MESTRANOL; MESTRANOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE; NORETHISTERONE; NORGESTREL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

BODY POSTURE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM;

BIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS--SIDE EFFECTS; FAMILY PLANNING; HOMEOSTASIS; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES, COMBINED; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES--SIDE EFFECTS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY--SIDE EFFECTS; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN-ALDOSTERONE EFFECTS; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSIN II; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, SYNTHETIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; NATRIURESIS; POSTURE; POTASSIUM; PREGNANCY; RENIN; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0017360282     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem-44-1-69     Document Type: Article

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