The renin-angiotensin system in pulmonary hypertension

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 187, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1138-1139

  Morrell, Nicholas W ^a   Stenmark, Kurt R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; CAPTOPRIL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; LOSARTAN;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84877912553     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201210-1872LE     Document Type: Letter

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