Renal medullary interstitial infusion of L-arginine prevents hypertension in Dahl salt-sensitive rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 5 44-5, 1998, Pages

  Miyata, Noriyuki ^a   Zou, Ai Ping ^a   Mattson, David L ^a   Cowley Jr , Allen W ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dahl rats; Dietary salt; Plasma arginine; Renal medulla

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; SODIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM APPETITE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031765628     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1998.275.5.r1667     Document Type: Article

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