Establishing the Role of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme in Renal Function and Blood Pressure Control through the Analysis of Genetically Modified Mice

Autor: Kristen Frenzel, Jon W. Adams, Kenneth E. Bernstein, Ping Li, Xiao Z. Shen, Justin M. Cole, Sebastien Fuchs, Hong D. Xiao
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 16:583-591
ISSN: 1046-6673
DOI: 10.1681/asn.2004080693
Popis: Angiotensin II is a vasoconstrictor and a hypertensive peptide that binds to the AT1 receptor and, through both direct and indirect mechanisms, induces salt reabsorption. Also, angiotensin II is thought to be a profibrotic and proproliferative peptide; abundant evidence now suggests that angiotensin
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