Nerve growth factor gene locus explains elevated renal nerve growth factor mRNA in young spontaneously hypertensive rats

Hypertension

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 705-709

  Charchar, Fadi J ^a   Kapuscinski, Miroslav K ^b   Harrap, Stephen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gene expression kidney; Growth substances; Hypertension; Rats, inbred SHR

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT;

EID: 0031723754     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.32.4.705     Document Type: Article

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