The atrial natriuretic peptide gene and essential hypertension in African-Caribbeans from St Vincent and the Grenadines

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 113-117

  Daniel, H I ^a,e   Munroe, P B ^a   Kamdar, S M ^a   Lawson, M ^b   Lavender, P ^c   Forgaty, P ^d   Caulfield, M J ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Wellcome CRC Institute   (United Kingdom)

^d ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial natriuretic peptide; Essential hypertension; Homogenous black population; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; BLOOD VOLUME; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SODIUM BALANCE;

EID: 0030920132     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000389     Document Type: Article

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