Inhibition of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydro
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Daniel Ackermann; Bruno Vogt; Geneviève Escher; Bernhard Dick; Jürg Reichen; Bri
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Renal sodium retention and potassium loss occur early, in many instances in the preascitic state of cirrhosis, an observation that cannot be fully explained by increased aldosterone concentrations. We therefore hypothesize that 11-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 2 (11-HSD2), which protects mineraloco