Organic Anion Transporter 3 Contributes to the Regulation of Blood Pressure

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Renal organic anion transporters (OAT) are known to mediate the excretion of many drugs, but their function in normal physiology is not well understood. In this study, mice lacking organic anion transporter 3 (Oat3) had a 10 to 15% lower BP than wild-type mice, raising the possibility that Oat3 transports an endogenous regulator of BP. The aldosterone response to a low-salt diet was blunted in Oat3-null mice, but...

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