Functional evidence for subfornical organ-intrinsic conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 6 45-6, 1999, Pages

  Rauch, Matthias ^a   Schmid, Herbert A ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HEART AND LUNG RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Captopril; Drinking; Electrophysiology; Losartan; Osmoregulation; Renin angiotensin system; Thirst

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN I; CAPTOPRIL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENZYME METABOLISM; FLUID INTAKE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUBFORNICAL ORGAN; THIRST;

EID: 0033038512     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.276.6.r1630     Document Type: Article

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