Functional evidence for a role of vascular chymase in the production of angiotensin II in isolated human arteries

Circulation

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 750-752

  Richard, Vincent ^a   Hurel Merle, Sonia ^a   Scalbert, Elizabeth ^b   Ferry, Gilles ^b   Lallemand, Françoise ^a   Bessou, Jean Paul ^a   Thuillez, Christian ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES INTERNATIONALES SERVIER   (France)

Author keywords

Angiotensin; Arteries; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; CAPTOPRIL; CHYMASE;

ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ISOLATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035859791     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hc3201.094971     Document Type: Article

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