The hypertensive Ren-2 transgenic rat TGR(mREN2)27 in hypertension research: Characteristics and functional aspects

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 506-512

  Langheinrich, Matthias ^b   Lee, Min Ae ^c   Böhm, Michael ^a   Pinto, Yigal M ^c   Ganten, Detlev ^c   Paul, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cardiovascular system; Hypertension; Molecular biology; Renin angiotensin system; Transgenic rats

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN I; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LOSARTAN; MESSENGER RNA; PRORENIN; RENIN;

CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERTENSION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENES; HYPERTENSION; MICE; RATS; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM;

EID: 0029950077     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-7061(95)00400-9     Document Type: Review

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