Apoptosis, myocardial fibrosis and angiotensin II in the left ventricle of hypertensive rats treated with fosinopril or losartan

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1287-1291

  Yu, Guolong ^a   Liang, Xiaoqiu ^a   Xie, Xiumei ^b   Yang, Tianlun ^a   Sun, Ming ^b   Zhao, Shuiping ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Apoptosis; Cariac hypertension; Drug therapy; Myocardial fibrosis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; COLLAGEN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FOSINOPRIL; LOSARTAN; PLACEBO;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART PROTECTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; RAT; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; FIBROSIS; FOSINOPRIL; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; LOSARTAN; MYOCARDIUM; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR;

EID: 0036741347     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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