Cardiotonic Steroids—A Possible Link Between High-Salt Diet and Organ Damage
Open Access
- 30 January 2019
- journal article
- review article
- Published by MDPI AG in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
- Vol. 20 (3) , 590
Abstract
High dietary salt intake has been listed among the top ten risk factors for disability-adjusted life years. We discuss the role of endogenous cardiotonic steroids in mediating the dietary salt-induced hypertension and organ damage.Keywords
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