A cornerstone in the history of hypertension: The seventieth anniversary of the discovery of angiotensin

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 260-264

  Milei, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Angiotensin; Angiotonin; History; Hypertensin

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; RENIN;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ENZYME MECHANISM; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY ISCHEMIA; PLASMA; RENIN SUBSTRATE; UNITED STATES; VENOUS BLOOD;

ANGIOTENSINS; ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949444826     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3283356607     Document Type: Article

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