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High plasma norepinephrine levels associated with beta2-adrenoceptor polymorphisms predict future renal damage in nonobese normotensive individuals.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 Jun 2007
Masuo Kazuko, Katsuya Tomohiro, Sugimoto Ken, Kawaguchi Hideki, Rakugi Hiromi, Ogihara Toshio, Tuck Michael L
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Renal injury is common in obesity and hypertension. In the present study, we examined relationships between renal function alterations, plasma norepinephrine (NE), and beta2-adrenoceptor polymorphisms in a longitudinal design over 5 years. In 219 nonobese, normotensive men with entry-normal renal...
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