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From the pioneering observations of Dahl and associates [1] on the positive correlation between the prevalence of hypertension and salt intake in different populations, several investigators have attempted to find a relationship between abnormal sodium metabolism and essential hypertension.
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Cusi, D., Barlassina, C., Ferrari, P., Ferrandi, M., Bianchi, G. (1984). Cation Transport Abnormalities in Human and Rat Essential Hypertension. In: Villarreal, H., Sambhi, M.P. (eds) Topics in Pathophysiology of Hypertension. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 30. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6741-0_12
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