Identification and characterisation of the angiotensin converting enzyme-3 (ACE3) gene: a novel mammalian homologue of ACE
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mammalian angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) plays a key role in blood pressure regulation. Although multiple ACE-like proteins exist in non-mammalian organisms, to date only one other ACE homologue, ACE2, has been identified in mam...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-06-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/8/194 |