Angiotensin antagonists could increase urine production and drinking in order to decrease renal problems in diabetes and hypertension

Hypertension Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 88-

  Thornton, Simon N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR; CANDESARTAN; RENIN; RENIN INHIBITOR;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DRINKING; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LETTER; MICROALBUMINURIA; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE VOLUME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; DRINKING; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASES; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; RENAL CIRCULATION; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 74349129975     PISSN: 09169636     EISSN: 13484214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hr.2009.177     Document Type: Letter

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