Endothelial and myocyte apoptosis - Role of angiotensin II

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5 SUPPL. A, 2001, Pages

  Hamet, Pavel ^a   DeBlois, Denis ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angiotensin; Apoptosis; Endothelium; Hypertension; Myocytes; Receptors; Smooth muscle; Vasculature

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR; LOSARTAN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IN VITRO STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULARIZATION;

ANGIOTENSIN II; APOPTOSIS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LOSARTAN; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RECEPTOR, ANGIOTENSIN, TYPE 1; RECEPTOR, ANGIOTENSIN, TYPE 2; RECEPTORS, ANGIOTENSIN;

EID: 0035344984     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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