Effects of glycyrrhizin on production of vascular aldosterone and corticosterone

Hormone Research

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 189-192

  Wu, Pingsheng ^a   Zhang, Yongsheng ^a   Liu, Yili ^a   Wang, Xuan ^a   Guo, Zhigang ^a   Zhang, Yuanhui ^a   Liang, Xinwei ^a   Lai, Wenyan ^a  

^a FIRST MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

11 hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; Aldosterone synthase; Glycyrrhizin; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ALDOSTERONE; ALDOSTERONE SYNTHASE; CORTICOSTERONE; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERFUSION; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

11-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ALDOSTERONE; ALDOSTERONE SYNTHASE; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CORTICOSTERONE; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0032841296     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000023356     Document Type: Article

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