Increase of aldosterone secretion in adrenal cortex suspensions derived from pregnant rats

Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-152

  Brochu, Michèle ^a   Gauvin, Jean Pierre ^b   St Louis, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSIN; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; POTASSIUM;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ALDOSTERONE RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; RAT; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; TISSUE CULTURE;

EID: 0029888676     PISSN: 00379727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3181/00379727-212-44002     Document Type: Article

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