Heritability of plasma renin activity and plasma concentration of angiotensinogen and angiotensin-converting enzyme

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 417-422

  Vinck, Wouter J ^a   Fagard, R H ^a   Vlietinck, R ^b   Lijnen, P ^a  

^a KU LEUVEN DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Heritability; Renin angiotensin system; Twin studies

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSINOGEN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; RENIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENDER; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; BELGIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; RENIN; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM;

EID: 0036082534     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001410     Document Type: Article

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