Toward a broader understanding of aldosterone in congestive heart failure
Discovered some 50 years ago, aldosterone (ALDO) has come to be recognised as a mineralocorticoid hormone with well-known endocrine properties in epithelial cells that contribute to the pathophysiology of congestive heart failure. This includes Na + resorption at the expense of K + excretion in clas...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi - SAGE Publishing
2003-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3317/jraas.2003.024 |