Relaxin-induced changes in renal sodium excretion in the anesthetized male rat

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 288, Issue 1 57-1, 2005, Pages

  Bogzil, Alsadek H ^a   Eardley, Rachel ^a   Ashton, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aldosterone; Atrial natriuretic peptide; Kidney; Relaxin; Renal blood flow

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; ELECTROLYTE; RECOMBINANT RELAXIN; RELAXIN;

ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DIURESIS; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HORMONE RELEASE; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; MALE; NATRIURESIS; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PLASMA OSMOLALITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; URINE FLOW RATE;

ANIMALS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; KIDNEY; MALE; NATRIURESIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RELAXIN; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 11144303405     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00509.2004     Document Type: Article

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