CALCIUM-METABOLISM AND MINERALOCORTICOID HYPERTENSION - EFFECTS OF PARATHYROID EXTRACT EXOGENOUS THYROCALCITONIN AND DIETS ENRICHED WITH CALCIUM OR MAGNESIUM
Physiological doses of parathyroid extract producing a normal serum Ca level restore mineralocorticoid hypertension development in parathyroidectomized or thyroparathyroidectomized rats, supplemented with thyroid hormones. On the other hand, increased dietary Ca or Mg moderates hypertension development. These results confirm the participation of the parathyroids in mineralocorticoid hypertension.