Interstrain differences in angiotensin I-converting enzyme mRNA and activity levels. Comparison between stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats and Wistar-Kyoto rats

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 377-393

  Costerousse, Olivier ^a   Lindpaintner, K ^b,c   Paul, M ^a   Ganten, D ^a,b   Kreutz, R ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiotensin I converting enzyme; Gene expression; Genetic variability; MRNA quantification; Stroke prone spontaneously hypertensive rats; Wistar Kyoto rats

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STROKE;

EID: 0032963531     PISSN: 10641963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10641969909068671     Document Type: Article

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