In vivo enzymatic assay reveals catalytic activity of the human renin precursor in tissues

Circulation Research

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1067-1072

  Methot, Danielle ^a   Silversides, David W ^b   Reudelhuber, Timothy L ^a  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angiotensin; Prorenin; Renin

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; PRORENIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; RENIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; MAMMAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; RENIN RELEASE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0033553522     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.84.9.1067     Document Type: Article

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