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SPIRONOLACTONE [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
DEF

An aldosterone antagonist that promotes diuresis and sodium excretion and is sometimes used to relieve ascites.

CONT

Spironolactone is a specific pharmacologic antagonist of aldosterone, acting primarily through competitive binding with receptors at the aldosterone-dependent, sodium-potassium exchange sites in the distal tubule.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
CONT

La spironolactone est un antagoniste pharmacologique spécifique de l'aldostérone, et elle agit surtout par liaison compétitive avec les récepteurs aux sites d'échange sodium-potassium qui dépendent de l'aldostérone dans la partie distale du tube rénal [...].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
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