Salt handling and hypertension
KM O'Shaughnessy, FE Karet - The Journal of clinical …, 2004 - Am Soc Clin Investig
KM O'Shaughnessy, FE Karet
The Journal of clinical investigation, 2004•Am Soc Clin InvestigThe kidney plays a central role in our ability to maintain appropriate sodium balance, which
is critical to determination of blood pressure. In this review we outline current knowledge of
renal salt handling at the molecular level, and, given that Westernized societies consume
more salt than is required for normal physiology, we examine evidence that the lowering of
salt intake can combat hypertension.
is critical to determination of blood pressure. In this review we outline current knowledge of
renal salt handling at the molecular level, and, given that Westernized societies consume
more salt than is required for normal physiology, we examine evidence that the lowering of
salt intake can combat hypertension.
The kidney plays a central role in our ability to maintain appropriate sodium balance, which is critical to determination of blood pressure. In this review we outline current knowledge of renal salt handling at the molecular level, and, given that Westernized societies consume more salt than is required for normal physiology, we examine evidence that the lowering of salt intake can combat hypertension.
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