Sodium and water diuresis in cirrhotic patients with intractable ascites following chemical inhibition of aldosterone synthesis.
1960
D A HOLUB, and
J W JAILER
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008103
Liver Cirrhosis
Liver disease in which the normal microcirculation, the gross vascular anatomy, and the hepatic architecture have been variably destroyed and altered with fibrous septa surrounding regenerated or regenerating parenchymal nodules.
Compounds with a six membered aromatic ring containing NITROGEN. The saturated version is PIPERIDINES.
D004231
Diuresis
An increase in the excretion of URINE. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)
Diureses
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000450
Aldosterone
A hormone secreted by the ADRENAL CORTEX that regulates electrolyte and water balance by increasing the renal retention of sodium and the excretion of potassium.