Is the vascular endothelium under the control of aldosterone? Facts and hypothesis

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 454, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 187-193

  Oberleithner, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aldosterone; Atomic force microscopy; Blood pressure; Cell stiffness; Endothelial cells

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; SODIUM;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOSENSOR; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; HYPOTHESIS; MECHANICAL PROBE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ALDOSTERONE; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CELL SHAPE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITRIC OXIDE; SODIUM; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 34047114790     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: 14322013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-007-0205-7     Document Type: Review

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