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Hormones and blood pressure: clues from chronobiology.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2656132     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Results relating to the study of several hormones homeostatically related to blood pressure (renin-angiotensins, mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, atrial natriuretic factor) are reviewed. Most experimental data and clinical observations concerning 'hypertension' are specified neither as to circadian stage nor do they assess rhythm parameters. Such homeostatic data suggest that several groupings of hormones play a major role in coordinating blood pressure. The majority of hormones involved have multiple actions and the diversity of effects is often unexplained in homeostatic terms. In chronobiology, opposite effects are seen in response to the same stimulus depending upon the stage of the organism's multifrequency rhythms and their intermodulation. The periodic pattern exhibited by some of the hormones coordinating blood pressure in health and the capability of these hormones to modify temporal structure, either inducing a change in timing (circadian blood pressure ecphasia) or in amplitude (amplitude-hypertension) or in mean level of the values (MESOR-hypertension) are reviewed as well.
Authors:
O Carandente
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Chronobiologia     Volume:  16     ISSN:  0390-0037     ISO Abbreviation:  Chronobiologia     Publication Date:    1989 Jan-Mar
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1989-07-10     Completed Date:  1989-07-10     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0434557     Medline TA:  Chronobiologia     Country:  ITALY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  45-88     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Clinica Medica Generale, Divisione di Cardiologia, Istituto Scientifico Ospedale S. Raffaele, Milano, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Blood Pressure*
Homeostasis
Hormones / physiology*
Humans
Periodicity*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Hormones

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