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Leptin and the Regulation of Renal Sodium Handling and Renal Na(+)-Transporting ATPases: Role in the Pathogenesis of Arterial Hypertension

Leptin, an adipose tissue hormone which regulates food intake, is also involved in the pathogenesis of arterial hypertension. Plasma leptin concentration is increased in obese individuals. Chronic leptin administration or transgenic overexpression increases blood pressure in experimental animals, an...

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Main Author: Bełtowski, Jerzy
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Bentham Science Publishers Ltd. 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2845792/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21286276
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157340310790231644
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