Pre-treatment with candesartan protects from cerebral ischaemia
Angiotensin II (Ang II) regulates cerebral blood flow by stimulating cerebral vasoconstriction via AT 1 receptors. In adult spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), the cerebrovascular autoregulatory curve is shifted to the right, in the direction of higher blood pressures, an indication of excessive...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2001-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3317/jraas.2001.024 |