Tissue repair and angiotensin II generated at sites of healing

Basic Research in Cardiology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 75-78

  Weber, K T ^a   Sun, Y ^a   Katwa, L C ^a   Cleutjens, J P M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme; Angiotensin II; Angiotensin II receptors; Fibrosis

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FIBROSIS; HEALING; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; TISSUE REPAIR;

EID: 0030914008     PISSN: 03008428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00805565     Document Type: Article

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