Effect of losartan on right ventricular hypertrophy and cardiac angiotensin I-converting enzyme activity in pulmonary hypertensive rats

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 101-111

  Kreutz, Reinhold ^a   Fernandez Alfonso, Maria S ^b   Ganten, Detlev ^b   Paul, Martin ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

angiotensin II receptor; angiotension I converting enzyme; heart; losartan; pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; HEART ENZYME; LOSARTAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RAT;

EID: 0029970547     PISSN: 10641963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10641969609082610     Document Type: Article

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