title: Urinary excretion of zinc in patients with essential arterial hypertension.
abstract: We report the finding of an increase in urinary zinc excretion in patients suffering from essential arterial hypertension; we find no clear explanation for this phenomenon. However, it merits a more thorough study, such as a comparison of zinc metabolism as altered by the hypertensive process. Also, urinary zinc excretion before and after (6 months) Captopril administration is reported.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003404:Creatinine / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000652:urine*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000209:etiology; D015032:Zinc / Q000652:urine*
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine; D015032:Zinc