Circadian rhythm of plasma and urinary angiotensinogen in healthy volunteers and in patients with chronic kidney disease

The urinary angiotensinogen (AGT) excretion rate could be a novel biomarker for the intrarenal activity of the renin-angiotensin system. Little is known about the circadian rhythm of AGT levels in plasma or urine. In this short article, making use of data in plasma and urine of healthy volunteers an...

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Main Authors: Yoko Nishijima, Hiroyuki Kobori, Kumiko Kaifu, Tomoko Mizushige, Taiga Hara, Akira Nishiyama, Masakazu Kohno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320314557584