Bartter syndrome: Unraveling the pathophysiologic enigma

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-161

  Guay Woodford, Lisa M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b 624 Zeigler Research Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; DIURETIC AGENT; INDOMETACIN; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SPIRONOLACTONE; TRIAMTERENE;

BARTTER SYNDROME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GITELMAN SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0032144244     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(98)00196-X     Document Type: Article

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