Increased availability of angiotensin AT 1 receptors leads to sustained arterial constriction to angiotensin II in diabetes - role for Rho-kinase activation.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Antagonists of angiotensin AT(1) receptors elicit beneficial vascular effects in diabetes mellitus. We hypothesized that diabetes induces sustained availability of AT(1) receptors, causing enhanced arterial constriction to angiotensin II. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: To assess func...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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