These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: The role of the renin-angiotensin system in blood pressure regulation in normotensive animals and man.
    Author: Corvol P, Michel JB, Evin G, Gardes J, Bensala-Alaoui A, Ménard J.
    Journal: J Hypertens Suppl; 1984 Dec; 2(2):S25-30. PubMed ID: 6100873.
    Abstract:
    The role of the renin-angiotensin system in the control of blood pressure in normal rodents, primates and man has been evaluated using inhibitors which block the system at various stages. Renin plays a major role in the maintenance of blood pressure under volume depletion. In subjects with a normal salt intake, the contribution of the renin-angiotensin system in maintaining blood pressure levels can be evaluated using angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. The contribution of the renin-angiotensin system can now be evaluated more closely following the development of new substances which block the renin-angiotensinogen reaction. Available data strongly suggest that renin contributes to the maintenance of blood pressure levels in subjects with a normal salt intake, although to a lesser degree than in subjects on a low sodium intake. The renin-angiotensin system plays a role in the regulation of blood pressure levels in normal experimental animals and man--its importance depending on the state of sodium balance.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]