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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Plasma renin activity studies in a group of African neonates and children
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, Volume 36, No. 3, Year 1990
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Plasma Renin Activity (PRA) was determined in a group of 50 Cameroonian newborns and 50 Cameroonian children aged 1-15 years under resting conditions in order to establish baseline values, and also to investigate the relationship between PRA distribution, and blood pressure levels, age, or body weight. Mean PRA values were 0.98±0.78 ng/ml/h at birth and 1.17±0.92ng/ml/h in older children. These values did not correlate with birth weight, age, or blood pressure levels. These results are lower than figures reported in comparable groups of American white and black children, and also in European or Asian children. © 1990 Oxford University Press.
Authors & Co-Authors
Youmbissi, T. J.
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Tedong, F.
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Fairbank, S. Tapster
United Kingdom, Newcastle
Freeman Hospital
Blackett Ngu, Kathleen
Cameroon, Yaoundé
University of Yaoundé
Mbédé, Joseph
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Statistics
Citations: 16
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/tropej/36.3.128
ISSN:
01426338
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Noncommunicable Diseases