Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 256-263 , July 2007

Salt sensitivity of blood pressure is accompanied by slow respiratory rate: results of a clinical feeding study

Received 18 January 2007 ,Accepted 9 May 2007.

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 This research was supported by the Intramural Research Program of the NIH National Institute on Aging.Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S1933-1711(07)00121-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2007.05.002

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 256-263 , July 2007