We conducted the present study to determine whether the angiotensin II type I receptor (AT1)
gene might be implicated in human essential hypertension by using case-control and …

Eleanor Davies (1590-1652) was one of the most prolific women writing in early seventeenth-century
England. This volume includes thirty-eight of the sixty-some prophetic tracts that …

Classically, aldosterone is synthesised in the adrenal zona glomerulosa and binds to specific
mineralocorticoid receptors located in the cytosol of target epithelial cells. Translocation of …

The effects of excess cortisol secretion on blood pressure and fat deposition are well
documented, but the importance of this glucocorticoid in controlling these processes in normal …

Birth weight (BW) has been shown to be influenced by both fetal and maternal factors and in
observational studies is reproducibly associated with future risk of adult metabolic diseases …

Significant correlation of body sodium and potassium with blood pressure (BP) may suggest
a role for aldosterone in essential hypertension. In patients with this disease, the ratio of …

Up to 15% of patients with essential hypertension have inappropriate regulation of
aldosterone; although only a minority have distinct adrenal tumors, recent evidence shows that …

This paper examines the vulnerability of international projects to political risks. A brief review
of the literature on general risks – natural, financial, cultural and political – is undertaken …

The major corticosteroids aldosterone and cortisol (corticosterone in rodents) are secreted
from the adrenal cortex under the regulation of the renin–angiotensin system and the …

Dysregulation of aldosterone or cortisol production can predispose to hypertension, as seen
in aldosterone-producing adenoma, a form of primary aldosteronism. We investigated the …