Experimental Biology and Medicine · 1951 · 41 citations · 0 references
NutritionHypertensionElectrolyte DisorderPotassium DeprivationBlood PressureDepressor EffectElectrolyte DisturbanceMineral MetabolismEndocrine HypertensionAnimal PhysiologyHealth SciencesSimultaneous Dietary WithdrawalSodium HomeostasisAntihypertensive TherapyPharmacologyDietary RestrictionPotassium HomeostasisPotassium RestrictionPhysiologyMedicineAnesthesiology
Summary(1) Dietary restriction of potassium was found to lead to the occurrence of hypotension in the rat. (2) This depressor effect of potassium deprivation was prevented by simultaneous dietary withdrawal of sodium.