Bilirubin exerts renoprotective effects in angiotensin II-hypertension

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 340, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 144-146

  LeBlanc, Ryan M ^a   Navar, L Gabriel ^a   Botros, Fady T ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Kidney; Proteinuria

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; BILIRUBIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEINURIA; RAT; RENAL PROTECTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; URINARY EXCRETION; ANIMAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRINKING; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; BILIRUBIN; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; DRINKING; EATING; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PROTEINURIA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 77956022045     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181e52de9     Document Type: Article

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