Roles of the circulating renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in human pregnancy

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 306, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Lumbers, Eugenie R ^a   Pringle, Kirsty G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Circulation; Fluid and electrolyte balance; Pregnancy; Renal function; Renin angiotensin aldosterone system

Indexed keywords

AMINOPEPTIDASE; ANGIOTENSIN I; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; INSULIN; POLYMER; PRORENIN; PROTEIN; RENIN;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VOLUME; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DECIDUA; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUNGER; KIDNEY FUNCTION; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; OVARY; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; SALT INTAKE;

CIRCULATION; FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; PREGNANCY; RENAL FUNCTION; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN-ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM;

ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RENIN; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM;

EID: 84892612126     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00034.2013     Document Type: Review

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