Is there a role of the local tissue RAS in the regulation of physiologic and pathophysiologic conditions in the reproductive tract?

The renin–angiotensin system is well known as a systemic endocrine pathway that regulates blood pressure and salt–water metabolism. In addition to the systemic renin–angiotensin system there is evidence in different species for the presence of a local tissue renin–angiotensin system, which allows lo...

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Main Authors: Lukas Schwentner, Achim Wöckel, Daniel Herr, Christine Wulff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320311418140