Potassium supplementation ameliorates increased plasma homocysteine induced by salt loading in normotensive salt-sensitive subjects

The mechanism by which high-salt and low-potassium diet contributes to hypertension remains poorly understood. Plasma homocysteine (Hcys) is recognized as a primary mediator of blood pressure (BP) response to some diets. Therefore, the present study tried to investigate whether plasma Hcys and BP co...

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Main Authors: Zhaofei Wan, Keyu Ren, Wen Wen, Dong Zhou, Junhui Liu, Yan Fan, Yue Wu, Jianjun Mu, Zuyi Yuan, Feng Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-11-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Hypertension
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10641963.2017.1334793