In the early fifties, when I started my secondary school, Latin was mandatory if you wanted to
study medicine. For 8 years I had no choice but to learn the language. I found it terribly
boring and, most of the time, useless. I therefore thought it was appropriate to select this title
for this lecture so that, at least once, I could use my knowledge of the Roman culture. I am
going to describe the role of the epithebial sodium channel in controlling sodium
homeostasis and blood pressure. I will describe recent scientific evidence that suggests that …