Association of the brain natriuretic peptide gene with blood pressure and heart weight in the rat

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 442-444

  Zhang, Li ^a   Xu, Dong ^a   West, Malcolm J ^a   Summers, Kim M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

brain natriuretic peptide gene; brain natriuretic peptide polymorphism; cardiac hypertrophy; genetic hypertension; spontaneously hypertensive rat

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FLUID BALANCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT;

EID: 0030985203     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.1997.tb01220.x     Document Type: Article

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