Permissive role of α-tocopherol in the stimulation of aldosterone by sodium depletion in the guinea pig

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 758-763

  Mobius K ^a   Redmann, A ^a   Hiller, H H ^b   Oelkers, W ^a   Bahr V ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CORTICOTROPIN; POTASSIUM; RENIN;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM DEPLETION;

EID: 0029882284     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1340758     Document Type: Article

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