Renin and aldosterone levels and hypertension following envenomation in humans by the yellow scorpion Leiurus quinquestriatus

Toxicon

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1992, Pages 765-767

  Gueron, M ^a   Ilia, R ^a   Shahak, E ^a   Sofer, S ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSIN; CAPTOPRIL; RENIN; SCORPION VENOM;

ADULT; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENVENOMATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; INTOXICATION;

ADULT; ALDOSTERONE; ANIMAL; ARACHNIDISM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; MIDDLE AGE; RENIN; SCORPIONS;

LEIURUS QUINQUESTRIATUS; SCORPIONES;

EID: 0026638922     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0041-0101(92)90010-3     Document Type: Article

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