[Cadmium in kidneys of patients with essential hypertension and renal hypertension (author's transl)].
1974
V Karlícek, and
O Topolcan
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MeSH Term
Description
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D006973
Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Persistent high BLOOD PRESSURE due to KIDNEY DISEASES, such as those involving the renal parenchyma, the renal vasculature, or tumors that secrete RENIN.
Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations.
Kidneys
D009501
Neutron Activation Analysis
Activation analysis in which the specimen is bombarded with neutrons. Identification is made by measuring the resulting radioisotopes. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)