Normotensive blood pressure in mice with a disrupted renin Ren-1(d) gene

Transgenic Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 191-196

  Bertaux, F ^a   Colledge, William H ^b   Smith, Stuart E ^a   Evans, Martin ^c   Samani, Nilesh J ^d   Miller, Christopher C J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

blood pressure; renin; renin angiotensin system

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031149985     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018438023675     Document Type: Conference Paper

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