Standardization of a fluorimetric assay for the determination of tissue angiotensin-converting enzyme activity in rats

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 755-764

  Oliveira, E M ^a,b   Santos, R A S ^c   Krieger, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ACE activity; Angiotensin converting enzyme; Fluorimetric assay; Rat tissues

Indexed keywords

4 CHLOROMERCURIBENZOIC ACID; BUFFER; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; RENIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FLUOROMETRY; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY MEDULLA; LUNG; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; WISTAR RAT;

ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; BUFFERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FLUOROMETRY; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY MEDULLA; LUNG; P-CHLOROMERCURIBENZOIC ACID; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RENIN; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034222895     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2000000700005     Document Type: Article

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