Review: Salt, blood pressure and the renin-angiotensin system
Much evidence from epidemiological, migration, intervention, animal and genetic studies suggests that salt intake plays an important role in regulating blood pressure (BP). At the same time, many clinical trials have shown that reducing salt intake lowers BP. However, the magnitude of the fall in BP...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi - SAGE Publishing
2003-03-01
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Series: | Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3317/jraas.2003.001 |