Aldosterone disrupts the intercellular flow of glucose in cardiac muscle.Implications for the failing and diabetic heart.
The activation of the renin angiotensin system is known to impairs intercellular communication in the heart but the role of aldosterone on the process of chemical communication and particularly the intercellular diffusion of glucose between cardiomyocytes, is not known.This problem was investigated...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2015.00185/full |