Second Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University.
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D006994
Hypoaldosteronism
A congenital or acquired condition of insufficient production of ALDOSTERONE by the ADRENAL CORTEX leading to diminished aldosterone-mediated synthesis of Na(+)-K(+)-EXCHANGING ATPASE in renal tubular cells. Clinical symptoms include HYPERKALEMIA, sodium-wasting, HYPOTENSION, and sometimes metabolic ACIDOSIS.
Acidosis, Renal Tubular Type IV,Hypoaldosteronism, Hyporeninemic,Renal Tubular Acidosis, Type IV,Type IV Renal Tubular Acidosis,Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man