Table of Contents

Sodium-Potassium-ATPASE. The Epithelial Sodium Channel. The sodium-hydrogen exchange system. Renal Structure Proteins and Sodium Transport. Neural control of sodium balance. Aldosterone and Mineralcorticoid Receptors. β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase. Integrative Renal Regulation of Sodium Excretion. Animal models of abnormal sodium handling. Sodium and the Development of Hypertension Experimental Evidence. Salt and Hypertension:Epidemiological and Clinical Evidence for a Link. Influence of Sodium on Pulse Pressure and Systolic. Salt and blood pressure:the concept of salt sensitivity. Renal Sodium Handling in Women. Sodium Balance in Cirrhosis. Sodium Balance in Heart Failure. The kidney: a target organ of excessice dietary salt intake. Sodium balance in the metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Drug-induced alterations of sodium balance: the example of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory.agents. Position of diuretics in the management of hypertension. Sodium status and the response to blockade of the renin angiotensin system. Mineralocorticoid antagonists in heart failure and chronic renal failure.

About the Author

Michel Burnier