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Abnormalities in insulin sensitivity, vascular resistance and erythrocyte cation transport are independent genetic traits in familial hypertension.
Blood pressure - 1 Jan 1999
Ferrari P, Siccoli M M, Fontana M J, Bianchetti M G
Abstract excerpt
Several isolated abnormalities have been noted in normotensive members of hypertensive families, including exaggerated forearm vascular resistance (FVR), decreased insulin sensitivity and elevated sodium-lithium (Na/Li) countertransport. No family study has investigated the aforementioned abnormalities concurrently within the same hypertensive families. It is therefore unknown whether these disturbances reflect...
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