High serum magnesium and the renin-aldosterone axis: a personal analysis.
High concentrations of extracellular Mg in the rat and sheep but not in man stimulate renin secretion. High concentrations of Mg inhibit aldosterone secretion in dog and man but not in the sheep.
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Department of Medicine B, Lady Davis Carmel Hospital, Haifa, Israel.
D000450:Aldosterone / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D008274:Magnesium / Q000097:blood* / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D012083:Renin / Q000378:metabolism*; D012756:Sheep
D000450:Aldosterone; D012083:Renin; D008274:Magnesium