Vascular effects of dietary salt

Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 8-13

  Edwards, David G ^a   Farquhar, William B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Endothelial function; Salt; Sodium

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; SALT INTAKE;

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SALT INTAKE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULARIZATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DRUG EFFECTS; ENDOTHELIUM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ENDOTHELIUM; HUMANS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84918786116     PISSN: 10624821     EISSN: 14736543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MNH.0000000000000089     Document Type: Review

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