Tyrosine hydroxylase: Another piece of the genetics of hypertension puzzle

Circulation

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 970-972

  Hunt, Steven C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Catecholamines; Editorials; Genetics; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

EDITORIAL; GENE CONTROL; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

CATECHOLAMINES; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KINETICS; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 34548297565     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.721779     Document Type: Editorial

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