Angiotensin II modulates calponin gene expression in rat vascular smooth muscle cells in vivo

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2011-2018

  Castoldi, Giovanna ^a,b   Di Gioia, Cira R T ^c   Pieruzzi, Federico ^a,b   Van De Greef, Willy M M ^c   Busca, Giuseppe ^a,b   Sperti, Giovanni ^c   Stella, Andrea ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Calponin; Goldblatt hypertension; Rats

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; CALPONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0034767366     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200111000-00011     Document Type: Article

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