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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Nov 3.
Published in final edited form as: N Engl J Med. 1973 Nov 29;289(22):1155–1159. doi: 10.1056/NEJM197311292892201

Table 1.

Plasma Renin Activity and Renin Substrate in Case 3 before and after Liver Transplantation.

Day Plasma Renin Activity*ng/ml/hr Renin Substrate ng/ml
− 1 11.89 110.68
+ 1 9.76 546.40
+ 2 10.59 808.16
+ 4 1.46 739.69
+ 6 1.58 677.82
+ 9 0.67 683.23
+ 11 5.69 792.15
*

Normal renin activity in the supine position is 0.2–3.6 ng angiotensin 1/ml/hr on a diet containing 113 mEq of sodium & 2.1–13.8 ng/ml/hr on one containing 10 mEq.

Normal renin substrate level is >800 ng angiotensin 1/ml.

Day of transplantation.