prohypertensive

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English

Etymology

From pro- +‎ hypertensive.

Adjective

prohypertensive (comparative more prohypertensive, superlative most prohypertensive)

  1. That produces hypertension
    • 2015 September 23, “Prolonged Subcutaneous Administration of Oxytocin Accelerates Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertension and Renal Damage in Male Rats”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      It is unlikely however, that involvement of vasopressin and its receptor would serve as the only mechanism to account for the prohypertensive effects of OT in the current study.

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