The human placental renin-angiotensin system

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 232-252

  Poisner, Alan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiotensin; Angiotensinogen; Decidua; Placenta; Prorenin; Renin

Indexed keywords

DECIDUA; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; RENIN RELEASE; REVIEW; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031850545     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/frne.1998.0166     Document Type: Article

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