Role of renal sensory nerves in physiological and pathophysiological conditions

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 308, Issue 2, 2015, Pages R79-R95

  Kopp, Ulla C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiotensin; Hypertension; Kidney; Prostaglandin E2; Renal denervation; Renal mechanosensory nerves; Substance P

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AFFERENT RENAL NERVE ACTIVITY; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; EFFERENT RENAL SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY; HIGH SODIUM INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DENERVATION; KIDNEY NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SODIUM BALANCE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; DENERVATION; INNERVATION; KIDNEY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SODIUM INTAKE;

SODIUM INTAKE;

ANIMALS; DENERVATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY; NEURONS, AFFERENT; SODIUM, DIETARY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 84921508157     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00351.2014     Document Type: Review

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