Trilostane, FAD286, and the role of aldosterone in the central regulation of blood pressure: Focus on "Role of central nervous system aldosterone synthase and mineralocorticoid receptors in salt-induced hypertension in Dahl salt-sensitive rats"

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 296, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Funder, John W ^a  

^a HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ALDOSTERONE SYNTHASE; CORTICOSTERONE; FAD 286; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; OXPRENOATE POTASSIUM; SPIRONOLACTONE; TRILOSTANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DAHL SALT SENSITIVE RAT; EDITORIAL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT INTAKE;

3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ALDOSTERONE; ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CORTICOSTERONE; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; RATS; RATS, INBRED DAHL; RECEPTORS, MINERALOCORTICOID; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; STEROID HYDROXYLASES;

EID: 65949096628     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00071.2009     Document Type: Editorial

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