Connexin40 is essential for the pressure control of renin synthesis and secretion

Circulation Research

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 556-563

  Wagner, Charlotte ^a   De Wit, Cor ^b   Kurtz, Lisa ^a   Grünberger, Christian ^a   Kurtz, Armin ^a   Schweda, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Connexin40; Gap junctions; Perfusion pressure; Renin

Indexed keywords

18ALPHA GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN II; CALCIUM ION; CONNEXIN 40; ENALAPRIL; RENIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; GAP JUNCTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPERTENSION; JUXTAGLOMERULAR CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN RELEASE; SALT INTAKE; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; C57BL MOUSE; CELL CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; KIDNEY; METABOLISM; MOUSE MUTANT; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXINS; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; FEMALE; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RENIN;

EID: 33947514231     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.0000258856.19922.45     Document Type: Article

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