Human leptin has natriuretic activity in the rat

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 3 41-3, 1997, Pages

  Jackson, Edwin K ^a   Li, Ping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Diuretic factor; Hypertension; Obesity gene product; Renal function

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; NATRIURESIS; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM EXCRETION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RAT; RENAL ARTERY; SODIUM EXCRETION;

EID: 0030771886     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1997.272.3.f333     Document Type: Article

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