[Hormonal regulation of sodium excretion by the kidneys during hunger therapy of obese patients]. / Gormonal'naia reguliatsiia ékskretsii natriia pochkami pri lechenii golodaniem bol'nykh ozhireniem.

Sodium excretion and the blood levels of aldosterone, renin, atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), and insulin were investigated in 9 women with obesity of alimentary-constitutional type during hunger therapy and resumed nutrition. It has been assumed that restricted sodium excretion with the kidneys during fasting is mainly caused by activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, with ANP contributing to it, insulin not playing the major role in this process.