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Adducin and hypertension.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Oct 2005
Staessen Jan A, Bianchi Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
Adducin is a heterodimeric cytoskeleton protein consisting of an alpha-subunit and either a beta- or gamma-subunit. In rats and humans, mutation of the alpha-adducin subunit leads to the stimulation of the sodium (Na(+)), potassium (K(+))-adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-ase activity in renal tubular cells, increased renal Na(+) reabsorption, and, subsequently, hypertension. Ouabain is a hormone that is released by...
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