The endocrinology of pregnancy-induced hypertension.
Discussed in this article are the effects of pregnancy-induced hypertension on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system; the possible role of prostanoids, deoxycorticosterone, and deoxycorticosterone sulfate in blood pressure control; and the effect of pregnancy-induced hypertension upon the endocrinology of the maternal-fetal-placental unit.
D000293:Adolescent; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000378:metabolism; D000808:Angiotensinogen / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D004967:Estrogens / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000378:metabolism*; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000378:metabolism*; D011374:Progesterone / Q000378:metabolism; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000378:metabolism; D012083:Renin / Q000378:metabolism; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System
D004967:Estrogens; D011453:Prostaglandins; D000808:Angiotensinogen; D000804:Angiotensin II; D011374:Progesterone; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D011388:Prolactin; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A; D012083:Renin