A case of primary aldosteronism in pregnancy: Do LH and GNRH receptors have a potential role in regulating aldosterone secretion?

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 405-412

  Albiger, N M ^a   Sartorato, P ^a   Mariniello, B ^a   Iacobone, M ^a   Finco, I ^a   Fassina, A ^a   Mantero, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; TRIPTORELIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CAPTOPRIL; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GONADORELIN ACETATE; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; POTASSIUM;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ALDOSTERONE RELEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONADORELIN TEST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CESAREAN SECTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; SECRETION;

ADULT; ALDOSTERONE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, LH; RECEPTORS, LHRH; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 79951961316     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-10-0879     Document Type: Article

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