Selective hypoaldosteronism due to combined defects of the conversion from inactive renin to active renin and the aldosterone biosynthesis from corticosterone

Nephron

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 247-253

  Muto, Shigeaki ^a   Akai, Youichi ^a   Ono, Shuichi ^a   Kusano, Eiji ^a   Asano, Yasushi ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

IgA nephropathy; Nephrotic syndrome; Pregnancy toxemia; Selective hypoaldosteronism

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE;

ADULT; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ALDOSTERONE RELEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOALDOSTERONISM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY TOXEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; RENIN RELEASE; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSIN II; BLOOD PRESSURE; CORTICOSTERONE; FEMALE; FUROSEMIDE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA; HUMANS; HYPOALDOSTERONISM; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RENIN;

EID: 0034943132     PISSN: 00282766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000045997     Document Type: Article

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