Urinary acid-base excretion in normotensives and hypertensives of African origin

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 455-459

  Miller, M A ^a   Sagnella, G A ^a   Khong, T ^a   Markandu, N D ^a   MacGregor, G A ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid base excretion; Black people; Essential hypertension; Urinary sodium

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; SODIUM;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ADULT; AFRICA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SODIUM EXCRETION; SODIUM TRANSPORT; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE ACIDIFICATION; URINE LEVEL; URINE PH;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM;

EID: 0033927927     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001035     Document Type: Article

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