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Contents of catecholamines were determined in 46 adrenal specimens removed from subjects without adrenal disease. These subjects were allocated in a retrospective conformation to two points: one for renal function and another for blood pressure. Based on the findings, elevated adrenal catecholamines associated with hypertension appear to impair renal function in man.
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Yoshikawa, M., Nakada, T. High level of adrenal catecholamines in hypertensive subjects with impaired renal function. International Urology and Nephrology 18, 185–192 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02082607
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