prohypertensive
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pro- + hypertensive.
Adjective
[edit]prohypertensive (comparative more prohypertensive, superlative most prohypertensive)
- 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[1], :
- 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.