Abstract
Erythrocyte cation transport, plasma prorenin and renin and sexual hormones were sequentially evaluated in 12 normal volunteers over the menstrual cycle. Na-K cotransport and Na-Li countertransport raised in 6 out of 12 subjects in synchronization with the ovulatory phase. When the maximal % variation (ovulatory phase) versus baseline (follicular phase) of the Na-K cotransport was plotted versus the maximal % increment of oestrogens. A direct, highly significant inverse correlation was observed (r = 0.904, p less than 0.001). Moreover, a highly significant inverse correlation between plasma prorenin and intraerythrocyte Na (r = -0.857, p less than 0.001) in the follicular phase was found. Our data suggest that erythrocyte cation transport can be influenced by sexual hormones in human.
Translated title of the contribution | Effect of menstrual cycle hormones on cation transport in the red-cell membrane |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 679-684 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Bollettino della Societa Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 7 |
Publication status | Published - Jul 1990 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)