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Effects of high sodium intake on cardiovascular aldosterone synthesis in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Mar 2001
Takeda Y, Yoneda T, Demura M, Furukawa K, Miyamori I, Mabuchi H
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OBJECTIVES: Aldosterone is synthesized in extra-adrenal tissues such as the vasculature, heart and brain. The mechanisms underlying the effect of high salt intake on the development and acceleration of vascular injury and cardiac hypertrophy in the stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP) are still not clear. The goal of this study was to determine whether high salt intake increases cardiovascular...
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