Regulation of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 and Mas receptor by Ang-(1–7) in heart and kidney of spontaneously hypertensive rats

Inter-regulation between components of the renin–angiotensin system is common, but little is known about the direct regulatory effects of Ang-(1–7) on expression of tissue ACE2 and the Mas receptor. Eighteen male spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and 20 normotensive Wistar-Kyoto rats were random...

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Main Authors: Zhen Tan, Jingguo Wu, Hong Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320311402109