Open AccessRacial differences in potassium homeostasis in response to differences in dietary sodium in girls
Author(s) -
Cristina Palacios,
Karin Wigertz,
Berdine R. Martin,
Michelle Braun,
J. Howard Pratt,
Munro Peacock,
Connie M. Weaver
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28400
Subject(s) - aldosterone , medicine , endocrinology , potassium , plasma renin activity , sodium , excretion , chemistry , negroid , blood pressure , renin–angiotensin system , organic chemistry , epidemiology
Racial differences in the renal disposition of potassium may be related to mechanisms for the greater susceptibility to hypertension in blacks than in whites.
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