Plasma renin and aldosterone measurements in low renin hypertensive states

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 86-91

  Sealey, Jean E ^a   Gordon, Richard D ^b   Mantero, Franco ^c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ALDOSTERONE; ALDOSTERONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; CORTICOTROPIN; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; EDETIC ACID; GLUCOCORTICOID; METHYLDOPA; POTASSIUM; PRORENIN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; RENIN; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; ALDOSTERONE RELEASE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ENZYME KINETICS; GENE MUTATION; GLUCOCORTICOID RESISTANCE SYNDROME; GLYCYRRHIZA; GORDON SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCUBATION TIME; LIDDLE SYNDROME; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; SYNDROME;

EID: 15944405768     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2005.02.006     Document Type: Article

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