The enigma of continual plasma volume expansion in pregnancy: Critical role of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 311, Issue 6, 2016, Pages F1125-F1134

  West, Crystal A ^a   Sasser, Jennifer M ^b   Baylis, Chris ^c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

ENaC; Kidney; Nitric oxide; PDE5; RAAS

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; EPITHELIAL SODIUM CHANNEL; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V; PROSTAGLANDIN; RELAXIN; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CIRCULATION; KIDNEY PLASMA FLOW; KIDNEY VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MATERNAL BLOOD; NONHUMAN; PLASMA VOLUME; PLASMA VOLUME EXPANSION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; SODIUM EXCRETION; SODIUM RETENTION; SODIUM TRANSPORT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION; ANIMAL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; PLASMA VOLUME; PREGNANCY; RENAL PLASMA FLOW; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM;

EID: 85002947092     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00129.2016     Document Type: Review

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