Angiotensin II blockade causes acute renal failure in eNOS-deficient mice

JRAAS - Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System

Volumn 2, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages

  Schnermann, Jürgen ^a   Huang, Yuning G ^a   Briggs, Josie P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Candesartan; Endothelium; Glomerular filtration rate; Nitric oxide synthase; Quinapril; Renal blood flow

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347785028     PISSN: 14703203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14703203010020013501     Document Type: Article

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