The effect of amiloride during infusion of oxytocin in male Sprague-Dawley rats: A study of a possible intrarenal target site for oxytocin

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-158

  Nordquist, Lina ^a,b   Isaksson, Britta ^a   Sjöquist, Mats ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Animal; Diuretic; Natriuresis; Potassium sparing; Renal

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; OXYTOCIN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; POTASSIUM EXCRETION; RAT; SODIUM EXCRETION; STEADY STATE; URINE FLOW RATE; URINE VOLUME;

AMILORIDE; ANIMALS; DIURESIS; DRUG SYNERGISM; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KIDNEY; MALE; NATRIURESIS; NATRIURETIC AGENTS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OXYTOCIN; POTASSIUM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 39749194856     PISSN: 10641963     EISSN: 15256006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641960801944231     Document Type: Article

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