Blood pressure AsSAuLTed by the circadian clock.
While Cry proteins are necessary for circadian rhythmicity, they now appear to play a seminal role in blood pressure regulation. In a recent issue of Nature Medicine, Doi et al., 2009 show how the circadian clock may use Cry proteins to protect from salt-sensitive hypertension.
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-4625, USA.
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