Local renin-angiotensin system regulates left ventricular hypertrophy induced by swimming training independent of circulating renin: a pharmacological study

Introduction.This study addressed the role of the local renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in the left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) induced by swimming training using pharmacological blockade. Materials and methods. Female Wistar rats treated with enalapril maleate (60 mg.kg -1 .d -1 , n=38), losartan...

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Main Authors: Edilamar M. Oliveira, Maurício S. Sasaki, Marcela Cerêncio, Valério G. Baraúna, José E. Krieger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2009-03-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320309102304