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Slightly to moderately increased plasma noradrenaline levels thought to reflect increased sympathetic tone have been observed in a proportion of patients with essential hypertension [1, 2, 3]. However, some authors have also reported on normal plasma noradrenaline levels in essential hypertension [4, 5].
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Distler, A., Philipp, T., Lüth, B., Cordes, U. (1980). Sympathetic Nervous Activity, Noradrenaline Reactivity, and Blood Pressure Control. In: Philipp, T., Distler, A. (eds) Hypertension: Mechanisms and Management. International Boehringer Mannheim Symposia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67712-0_3
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