p53-Mediated upregulation of BAX gene transcription is not involved in Bax-α protein overexpression in the left ventricle of spontaneously hypertensive rats

Hypertension

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1348-1352

  Fortuño, María Antonia ^a   Zalba, Guillermo ^a   Ravassa, Susana ^a   D'Elom, Eva ^a   Beaumont, Francisco J ^a   Fortuño, Ana ^a   Díez, Javier ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; BAX gene; p53; Protein, Bax ; Rats, inbred SHR; Ventricular function, left

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LOSARTAN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN P53;

ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0033048760     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.33.6.1348     Document Type: Article

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