Control of cell proliferation in the rat adrenal gland in vivo by the renin-angiotensin system

American Journal of Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 1 PART 1, 1996, Pages

  McEwan, Pauline E ^a,b   Lindop, George B ^a   Kenyon, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiotensin ii; Captopril; Dietary sodium intake

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745343648     PISSN: 00029513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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