The Renin — Angiotensin — Aldosterone System in Pre-Eclampsia

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Volumn 19, Issue 42130, 1997, Pages 713-726

  Brown, Mark A ^a   Wang, Jian ^a   Whitworth, Judith A ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

aldosterone; angiotensin; angiotensinogen; hypertension; pre eclampsia; pregnancy; renin

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PREECLAMPSIA; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; RENIN RELEASE;

ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RENIN; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0030861384     PISSN: 10641963     EISSN: 15256006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10641969709083181     Document Type: Article

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