Expression and function of angiotensin converting enzyme, chymase, and angiotensin II in the human radial artery and internal thoracic artery

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2054-2063

  Borland, Julie A A ^b   Chester, Adrian H ^b   Rooker, Serena J ^b   Wharton, John ^b   Davie, Neil ^b   Amrani, Mohamed ^b   Yacoub, Magdi H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

1 (4 DIMETHYLAMINO 3 METHYLBENZYL) 5 DIPHENYLACETYL 4,5,6,7 TETRAHYDRO 1H IMIDAZO[4,5 C]PYRIDINE 6 CARBOXYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN I; ANGIOTENSIN II [1 SARCOSINE 8 ALANINE]; CHYMASE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; LOSARTAN; QUINAPRILAT; RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RADIAL ARTERY; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM;

AGED; ANGIOTENSIN II; CHYMASES; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIAL ARTERY; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; THORACIC ARTERIES; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0034532229     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01855-5     Document Type: Article

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