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A role for the adrenal renin-angiotensin system in the regulation of potassium-stimulated aldosterone production by Nakamaru, M, Misono, K S, Naruse, M, Workman, R J, Inagami, T

“…Potassium is a major regulator of aldosterone production. It also increases adrenal renin. The causal relationship between potassium and adrenal renin is not…”
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Factitious hypercortisoluria by Workman, R J, Nicholson, W E, McCammon, D K

“…A case of factitious hypercortisoluria due to the presumed addition of glucocorticoid to the urine collections is presented. The discrepancy between urine and…”
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Association between low plasma levels of dexamethasone and elevated levels of cortisol in psychiatric patients given dexamethasone by Arana, G W, Workman, R J, Baldessarini, R J

“…In psychiatric inpatients, positive results on 40 dexamethasone suppression tests (elevated cortisol levels) were strongly associated with low plasma levels of…”
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Serum angiotensin converting enzyme in diabetic patients by Feman, S S, Mericle, R A, Reed, G W, May, J M, Workman, R J

“…Serum angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) levels are higher in patients with diabetes mellitus than in many others. Techniques are available to grade different…”
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A sensitive radioimmunoassay for fludrocortisone in human plasma by Mitsky, V P, Workman, R J, Nicholson, W E, Vernikos, J, Robertson, R M, Robertson, D

“…Fludrocortisone has been a mainstay of therapy for orthostatic hypotension for many years. Clinical experience suggests that there exists a substantial…”
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Renin and prorenin in hog brain: ubiquitous distribution and high concentration in the pituitary and pineal by Hirose, S, Yokosawa, H, Inagami, T, Workman, R J

“…With the objective of clarifying the nature of renin-like activity in the brain, we have devised methods to distinguish true renin from acid protease. These…”
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Dexamethasone suppression testing in chronic renal failure: pharmacokinetics of dexamethasone and demonstration of a normal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis by Workman, R J, Vaughn, W K, Stone, W J

“…The status of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in chronic renal failure (CRF) was examined by dexamethasone suppression testing (DST) using oral…”
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Relationship of renal hemodynamic and functional changes following intravascular contrast to the renin-angiotensin system and renal prostacyclin in the dog by Workman, R J, Shaff, M I, Jackson, R V, Diggs, J, Frazer, M G, Briscoe, C

“…Deterioration in renal function has been observed after the use of intravascular contrast media. In an attempt to identify factors responsible for this…”
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Specific Antibody to Hog Renal Renin and Its Application to the Direct Radioimmunoassay of Renin in Various Organs by HIROSE, SHIGEHISA, WORKMAN, ROBERT J, INAGAMI, TADASHI

“…We produced anti-hog renin antibodies using as antigens pure hog renal renin that either had been insolubilized or conjugated to tetanus toxoid. High titer…”
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Immunohistochemical Evidence that Angiotensins I and II Are Formed by Intracellular Mechanism in Juxtaglomerular Cells by NARUSE, KIYOKO, INAGAMI, TADASHI, CELIO, MARCO R, WORKMAN, ROBERT J, TAKII, YUKIO

“…The existence of angiotensin II (All) immunoreactivity in juxtaglomerular (JG) cells of rat kidney, which has been demonstrated previously by…”
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Pepsin inhibition by a high specific activity radioiodinated derivative of pepstatin by Workman, R J, Burkitt, D W

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Comparison of Serum Phospholipid Fatty Acids among Fishing and Farming Japanese Populations and American Inlanders by YAMORI, Yukio, NARA, Yasuo, IRITANI, Nobuko, WORKMAN, Robert J., INAGAMI, Tadashi

“…Fatty acid compositions of phospholipids in serum were analyzed in three different populations in seaside fishing and mountain farming villages in Japan and in…”
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Thromboxane synthetase inhibitor UK38,485 lowers blood pressure in the adult spontaneously hypertensive rat by Uderman, H D, Jackson, E K, Puett, D, Workman, R J

“…Treatment of young spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) with a thromboxane synthetase inhibitor (TSI) attenuates their subsequent development of hypertension…”
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Attenuation of the development of hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats by the thromboxane synthetase inhibitor, 4'-(imidazol-1-yl) acetophenone by Uderman, H D, Workman, R J, Jackson, E K

“…The compound 4'-(imidazol-1-yl) acetophenone was demonstrated to be a selective thromboxane (Tx) synthetase inhibitor in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR)…”
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Endothelial prostacyclin production is a late event in granulocyte migration into bovine pulmonary artery intimal explants by Meyrick, B, Workman, RJ, Frazer, MG, Okamoto, M, Hazlewood, JE, Brigham, KL

“…Whether migration of granulocytes across pulmonary vascular endothelium in the absence of structural evidence of endothelial injury causes increased production…”
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Methylene blue: a reliable and practical marker for validating compliance on the DST by Kraus, R P, Grof, P, Arana, G W, Workman, R J, Harvey, K J, Hux, M

“…Assurance of compliance (ingestion of dexamethasone) is crucial for interpreting plasma cortisol results on the DST. In this double-blind study of 13 subjects,…”
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Endothelial prostacyclin production is a late event in granulocyte migration into bovine pulmonary artery intimal explants by MEYRICK, B, WORKMAN, R. J, FRAZER, M. G, OKAMOTO, M, HAZLEWOOD, J. E, BRIGHAM, K. L

“…Whether migration of granulocytes across pulmonary vascular endothelium in the absence of structural evidence of endothelial injury causes increased production…”
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Systemic synthesis of prostaglandin I2 following sustained infusion of angiotensin II in conscious dogs by Watson, M L, Workman, R J, Herzer, W, Branch, R A, Oates, J A, Brash, A R

“…Acute infusion of pharmacological doses of angiotensin II stimulates the release of prostaglandin I2 (PGI2), which may modulate the vasoconstrictor response…”
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Pleiotropic Activities of Human Interferons are Mediated by Multiple Response Pathways by Forti, Robert L., Mitchell, William M., Hubbard, Walter C., Workman, Robert J., Forbes, James T.

“…Among the pleiotropic effects of human interferon are the inhibition of viral replication, the activation of natural killer cells, and the inhibition of…”
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Prostaglandin biosynthesis does not participate in hypercapnia-induced cerebral vasodilatation in the dog by Jackson, E K, Gerkens, J F, Zimmerman, J B, Uderman, H D, Oates, J A, Workman, R J, Branch, R A

“…The participation of cerebral prostaglandin biosynthesis in hypercapnia-induced cerebral vasodilation was assessed in pentobarbital-anesthetized dogs using the…”
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