The higher immunoreactivity to ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus than in non-diabetic individuals

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 209-213

  Nishida, Seikoh ^a,b   Nohno, Tsutomu ^a   Hirokawa, Yasushi ^a   Matsuki, Michihiro ^a   Tanaka, Junji ^a   Ichihara, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b Kawasaki College of Allied Health Professions   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diabetic nephropathy; ELISA assay; Immunoreactivity to ACE; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ADULT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; RABBITS;

EID: 0037995539     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.50.209     Document Type: Article

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