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. 2000 Dec:15:319-325.
doi: 10.1152/physiologyonline.2000.15.6.319.

Toward an Integrative Concept of Control of Total Body Sodium

H. Wolfgang Reinhardt  1 , Erdmann Seeliger
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Toward an Integrative Concept of Control of Total Body Sodium

H. Wolfgang Reinhardt et al. News Physiol Sci. 2000 Dec.

Abstract

Total body sodium (TBSodium) is a major determinant of body water and arterial pressure. Several observations, in particular that of a "sodium memory," indicate that TBSodium is a controlled variable. Various regulatory elements are involved, e.g., the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, atrial receptors, and renal arterial pressure. Balance studies in dogs provide new insights into their contributions to TBSodium control.

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