The role of endogenous aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling in cardiovascular physiology

Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 91-95

  Zhang, Nan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor; blood pressure; cardiac hypertrophy; hypertension; hypotension

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE;

AHR GENE; ANGIOGENESIS; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HYPERTENSION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOBIOTIC STRESS;

EID: 79960796760     PISSN: 09753583     EISSN: 09762833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-3583.83033     Document Type: Review

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