Excess salt intake over many years can lead to high blood pressure. An essential signaling mechanism behind this effect is now uncovered (pages 64–68).
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Schoner, W. Salt abuse: the path to hypertension. Nat Med 14, 16–17 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0108-16
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