title: [The level of plasma renin and plasma aldosterone activity in normotensive women and in pregnancy-induced arterial hypertension in a group of women from Cameroon].
abstract: Plasma renin and aldosterone activity levels were measured in a group of women from the Cameroons at various stages of pregnancy with results that were similar to the classical results already reported elsewhere. In another group of Cameroons women at term presenting with hypertension of pregnancy, the plasma renin and aldosterone activity values were the same as those found in normotensive, non-pregnant controls. However, these values were higher than those recorded in similar studies performed in Black African women.
authors.affiliation: Département de Médecine, CUSS, Université de Yaoundé, Cameroun.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Youmbissi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tedong
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tapster
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Nash
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D002163:Cameroon; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D000450:Aldosterone; D012083:Renin
vernacular_title: Taux de l'activité rénine plasmatique et de l'aldostérone plasmatique chez la femme normotendue et dans l'hypertension artérielle gravidique dans un groupe de Camerounaises.