The role of the parathyroid glands in adrenocorticotrophin-induced hypertension in the rat

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1083-1096

  Mangos, G J ^a   Fraser, T B ^a   Turner, S W ^a   Whitworth, J A ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

ACTH; Adrenocorticotrophin; Hypertension; Parathyroid hypertensive factor; Parathyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARATHYROID GLAND; PAROTIDECTOMY; RAT; SODIUM BALANCE;

EID: 0032874067     PISSN: 10641963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10641969909052190     Document Type: Article

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