Local renin-angiotensin system in the pancreas: The significance in acute pancreatitis

Journal of the Pancreas

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 13-15

  Lai, Paul B S ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Angiotensin; Angiotensinogen; Angiotensins; Receptors

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HORMONE ACTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; PANCREAS FUNCTION; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; HUMAN; PANCREATITIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; HUMANS; PANCREATITIS; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM;

EID: 0035240353     PISSN: 15908577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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