Cadmium as an environmental factor of hypertension in animals: New perspectives on mechanisms

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 807-810

  Varoni, M V ^a   Palomba, D ^a   Gianorso, S ^a   Anania, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Hypertension; Kallikrein

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; KALLIKREIN; KININ;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME RELEASE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HALF LIFE TIME; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; RAT; RENAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; URINARY EXCRETION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CADMIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KALLIKREINS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0141737545     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:VERC.0000014277.06785.6f     Document Type: Article

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