Why the study?
Is prolactin secretion or its dopaminergic control altered in patients with essential hypertension compared to normal subjects?
Population
Patients with essential hypertension and normal subjects
Comparison
Physiological assessment including hourly blood… vs Normal subjects
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Basal prolactin secretion appears preserved in hypertension; leaves open whether altered dopaminergic control contributes to blood pressure regulation.
Is prolactin secretion or its dopaminergic control altered in patients with essential hypertension compared to normal subjects?
The study demonstrates that while basal prolactin secretion is not enhanced in essential hypertension, dopaminergic control of prolactin secretion may be altered.
Stern et al. (1983) studied this question.
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