Evaluation of the rennin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in hypertensive Ivoirian subjects--preliminary results.
Experimental data on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in black Africans are very limited. In this study we set up our own values (plasma renin and aldosterone) in a group of normotensive Ivoirian male and female (N = 43) subjects and compared our results with those published for the white population. The values were approximately the same. A parallel study was carried out in a black population (N = 48 men and women) consulting a doctor for the first time for hypertension in different regions of Côte d'Ivoire. The mean values of plasma renin and aldosterone were significantly higher (P < 0.05) in the hypertensive compared with the control group.
Hauhouot-Attoungbré
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ML
Université d'Abidjan, UFR de Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques de Côte d'Ivoire.
Patricot
M C
MC
Yapo
A
A
Revol
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D000328:Adult; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood*; D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood*; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System / Q000502:physiology*; D013019:South Africa; D044465:White People
D000450:Aldosterone; D012083:Renin