Expanding targets of vitamin D receptor activation: Downregulation of several RAS components in the kidney

Kidney International

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1371-1373

  Pörsti, Ilkka H ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; RENIN; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY INJURY; NEPHRECTOMY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY; RAS PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM;

EID: 56549105042     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.2008.424     Document Type: Note

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