Clocking Salt Levels In The Blood: Link Between The Circadian Rhythm And Salt Balance
Sunday, July 5, 2009 - 00:21
in Biology & Nature
New research suggests a link between the circadian rhythm and control of sodium (salt) levels in the blood of mice. Specifically, the circadian clock protein Period 1 was found to function downstream of the hormone aldosterone (a known controller of blood sodium levels and thereby blood pressure) to regulate levels of the alpha-subunit of the epithelial sodium channel in the mouse kidney.
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