Cation exchanges in erythrocytes. Application to the study of the mechanism and prevention of diseases
Meyer, P.; Garay, R.P.
La Nouvelle Presse Medicale 11(7): 517-520
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-1518 PMID: 7063392 Document Number: 188236
Cation exchanges through the erythrocyte membrane are modified in essential arterial hypertension, endogenous manic-depressive or unipolar psychoses and familial obesity. Observations in hypertensive patients suggest that membrane transport alterations, which are of genetic origin, most probably play a part in the mechanism of diseases, being an inborn phenomenon expressing noxious environmental factors. They may also be used to identify individuals with genetic predisposition to these diseases.