Obesity-related hypertension: possible pathophysiological mechanisms

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   Figure 1

   Particular metabolic and other effects of SNS activation.
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   Figure 2

   Selective resistance to insulin (metabolic syndrome) or leptin (obesity) – the relation to sympathetic nervous system (SNS) hyperactivity and high blood pressure.
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   Figure 3

   The interaction of genes, environment, and epigenome in the etiology of polygenic diseases.
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   Figure 4

   Relation between obesity and hypertension as well as particular mechanisms by which obesity may cause hypertension.

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