IT has been shown1 that during a prolonged stay at altitudes above 15,000 ft. there is an increase in the salivary excretion of sodium and a decrease in that of potassium. In one subject this ...

Abstract—We previously reported that thyroid hormone stimulates renin synthesis in vivo and in vitro. Here, we analyzed the 5′-flanking sequence of the human renin gene for promoter activity ...

The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is usually activated in patients with liver cirrhosis and this represents a homeostatic response to counterbalance the vasodilatation, arterial ...