title: The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in preeclampsia. A review.
abstract: The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system plays an integral role in the (patho)physiology of pregnancy and pregnancy-induced hypertensive disease. The current review concerns the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in relation to other vasoactive substances in normal pregnancy and preeclampsia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: de Jong
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Dekker
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Sibai
mesh_terms: D000450:Aldosterone / Q000502:physiology; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000502:physiology; D001669:Biochemical Phenomena; D001671:Biochemistry; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007610:Kallikreins / Q000502:physiology; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000502:physiology; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / Q000502:physiology; D010920:Placenta / Q000098:blood supply; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000502:physiology; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System; D012701:Serotonin / Q000502:physiology; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply
chemical_list: D011453:Prostaglandins; D000804:Angiotensin II; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D012701:Serotonin; D000450:Aldosterone; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A; D007610:Kallikreins