The intracrine renin-angiotensin system

Clinical Science

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 273-284

  Kumar, Rajesh ^a   Thomas, Candice M ^a   Yong, Qian Chen ^a   Chen, Wen ^a   Baker, Kenneth M ^a  

^a SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Angiotensin type 1 receptor; Cardiovascular system; Diabetes; Intracellular; Renin angiotensin system

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; LOSARTAN; PRORENIN; PRORENIN RECEPTOR;

AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CELL TYPE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FIBROBLAST; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; KIDNEY CELL; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ANGIOTENSIN II; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84862537822     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20120089     Document Type: Review

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