High-potassium diets greatly increase the release of growth-inhibiting agents from aortae of stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats, thereby partially explaining reduced aortic wall thickening.
Sugimoto
K
K
Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis.
Tobian
L
L
Ishimitsu
T
T
Lange
J
J
D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D006973:Hypertension / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008907:Mink; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism*
D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D011188:Potassium