The apelinergic system: The role played in human physiology and pathology and potential therapeutic applications;O sistema apelinérgico: Papel na fisiologia e patologia humanas e potenciais aplicações terapêuticas

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Ladeiras Lopes, Ricardo ^a   Ferreira Martins, João ^a   Leite Moreira, Adelino F ^a,b  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b NONE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Apeline; Cardiac output, low; Diabetes mellitus; Hypertension; Peptides drug effects; Peptides Physiology

Indexed keywords

APELIN; APELIN RECEPTOR; INSULIN;

COMORBIDITY; FOOD INTAKE; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART FAILURE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED;

EID: 44849144176     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: 16784170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X2008000500012     Document Type: Review

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