THE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM Part of “CHAPTER 79 – RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM AND ALDOSTERONE“ ANGIOTENSINOGEN Angiotensinogen (AGT), also termed renin substrate, is the precursor for the angiotensin peptides, which include angiotensin (A)-I,…
RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM AND ALDOSTERONE Dalila B. Corry Michael L. Tuck THE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM ANGIOTENSIN I-CONVERTING ENZYME Related posts: REGULATION OF THE GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR AND BINDING PROTEIN GONADOTROPE ADENOMAS OF…
MINERALOCORTICOIDS Part of “CHAPTER 78 – CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY“ PHARMACOLOGY Mineralocorticoids are 21-carbon steroids characterized by their effects on fluid and electrolyte balance. They promote renal sodium reabsorption and potassium excretion…
GLUCOCORTICOIDS Part of “CHAPTER 78 – CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY“ STRUCTURE OF COMMONLY USED GLUCOCORTICOIDS Figure 78-1 indicates the structures of several commonly used glucocorticoids.1,2 Cortisol (hydrocortisone) is the principal circulating glucocorticoid…
CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY Lloyd Axelrod This chapter examines the risks associated with the use of glucocorticoids and of mineralocorticoids for various illnesses, and provides guidelines for the administration of these commonly…
CONCLUSION Part of “CHAPTER 77 – CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA“ Related posts: DEFINITIONS THYROID-HORMONE RECEPTOR BINDING TO THYROID HORMONE RESPONSE ELEMENTS DISEASE-SPECIFIC VARIATION RADIATION AND THYROID CARCINOMA PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND MENSURATION…
OTHER GENETIC DISORDERS RELATED TO CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA Part of “CHAPTER 77 – CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA“ Several other disorders involve adrenal steroid-synthesizing enzymes. Strictly speaking, the CMO deficiencies and other…
