Differential brain angiotensin-II type I receptor expression in hypertensive rats

Journal of Veterinary Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 291-293

  Braga, Valdir A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Losartan; Rostral ventrolateral medulla; Subfornical organ; Sympathetic activity

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN II; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; GENETICS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; METABOLISM; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUBFORNICAL ORGAN; WISTAR RAT;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, ANGIOTENSIN, TYPE 1; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUBFORNICAL ORGAN;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 80052094840     PISSN: 1229845X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2011.12.3.291     Document Type: Article

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