Salt sensitivity and 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 activity [2]

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 283-284

  Kerstens, Michiel N ^a   Navis, Gerjan ^a   Dullaart, Robin P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; HYDROCORTISONE; TETRAHYDROCORTISOL;

ANAMNESIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LETTER; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT LOADING; SODIUM INTAKE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; NATRIURESIS; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; URINE;

11-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE TYPE 2; BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; NATRIURESIS; SODIUM, DIETARY; TETRAHYDROCORTISOL;

EID: 1442274821     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2003.11.008     Document Type: Letter

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