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IN the previous communication it was shown that in corticosteroid-induced hypertension in the rat, of all the electrolyte shifts, only potassium increase in the aorta wall was characteristic. In striated muscle or in other organs containing smooth muscle, the potassium content either decreases or remains unchanged.
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LASZT, L. Effect of Potassium on Muscle Tension, especially on that of Vascular Muscle. Nature 185, 696 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185696a0
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