Tissue renin-angiotensin systems and reproduction

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 651-662

  Vinson, G P ^a,c   Saridogan, E ^b   Puddefoot, J R ^a   Djahanbakhch, O ^b  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiotensin; AT1 receptors; Fertility; Renin; Tissue

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; PRORENIN;

EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OVARY; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; UTERINE TUBE; UTERUS;

EID: 0030954383     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.4.651     Document Type: Review

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