Article
Disorders of aldosterone synthesis, secretion, and cellular function.
Current opinion in pediatrics - 1 Aug 2014
Root Allen W
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this review is to describe the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and its regulatory control of sodium, potassium, chloride, hydrogen ion, and water homeostasis through its effects on the expression and activity of distal renal tubular cotransporter proteins and to discuss the gene mutations encoding these structures that disturb the function of this system. RECENT FINDINGS:...
Topics
- Aldosterone
- Humans
- Hypoaldosteronism
- Mutation
- Potassium
- Receptors, Mineralocorticoid
- Renin-Angiotensin System
- Sodium
