Feline primary hyperaldosteronism: an emerging endocrine disease

ABSTRACT: The primary hyperaldosteronism, an endocrine disease increasingly identified in cats, is characterized by adrenal gland dysfunction that interferes with the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, triggering the hypersecretion of aldosterone. Pathophysiological consequences of excessive aldo...

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Main Authors: Daniel Diola Bento, Fabíola Soares Zahn, Laura Carolina Duarte, Luiz Henrique de Araújo Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2016-04-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782016000400686&lng=en&tlng=en