Aliskiren - The first of a new class of antihypertensive

Aliskiren is the first of a new class of orally active, non-peptide, renin inhibitors. The enzyme renin is involved in the first step of the renin - angiotensin - aldosterone system (RAAS), which helps regulate blood pressure. Inhibition of renin activity suppresses the RAAS at an earlier point than...

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Principais autores: Price, L, Kassianos, G, Brown, M, Gaw, A, Kirby, M, Morrell, J, Schachter, M, Tamargo, J, Yawn, B, Yawn, R, Barakat, K, Brown, P, Dalrymple, J, Elward, K, Ganiats, T, Halpin, D, LeFevre, M, North, F, Price, D, Rasmussen, J, Spann, S, Stevens, R, Tallia, A, Uden, D, Waite, M
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2008