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Association between a dopamine-4 receptor polymorphism and blood pressure.
American journal of hypertension - 1 Sept 2005
Sen Srijan, Nesse Randolph, Sheng Li, Stoltenberg Scott F, Gleiberman Lillian, Burmeister Margit, Weder Alan B
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BACKGROUND: Dopamine receptor genes are candidates for hypertension susceptibility. Locally released dopamine increases renal sodium excretion, and defective renal dopamine receptor signaling has been shown to play a role in hypertension. Dopamine-4 receptors are expressed in juxtaglomerular and cortical collecting cells, where dopamine activation could alter sodium and water metabolism and affect blood pressure...
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