Astragalus prevents diabetic rats from developing cardiomyopathy by downregulating angiotensin II type2 receptors' expression

Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Medical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 379-384

  Li, Changyun ^a   Cao, Linsheng ^a   Zeng, Qiutang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Astragalus; AT2 agonist; Diabetic cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LIPIDS; PROTEINS; RNA;

APOPTOSIS; ASTRAGALUS; AT2 AGONIST; DIABETIC CARDIOMYOPATHY;

CARDIOLOGY;

ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHEMISTRY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEART MUSCLE CELL; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOWN-REGULATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PHYTOTHERAPY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, ANGIOTENSIN, TYPE 2;

EID: 27644549858     PISSN: 0257716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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