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Regulation of sodium and body fluid homeostasis during development: Implications for the pathogenesis of hypertension

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The spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) is an important animal model of human essential hypertension. During the first month of life, increased retention of sodium is present in the SHR which appears to be mediated by the renin-angiotensin system. The present review will discuss the role that increased activity of the renin-angiotensin system plays in sodium/body fluid regulation during early development. It is hypothesized that disordered regulation of sodium/body fluid homeostasis during this stage leads to pathological cardiovascular regulation in adulthood. Through an understanding of the relationship between sodium/body fluid balance in the young and cardiovascular function in the adult insights may be gained into both the pathological state of hypertension and the critical role played by early development in shaping homeostatic mechanisms in adulthood.

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Kirby, R.F., Johnson, A.K. Regulation of sodium and body fluid homeostasis during development: Implications for the pathogenesis of hypertension. Experientia 48, 345–351 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01923428

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