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New insights into the renin-angiotensin system and hypertensive renal disease.
Current hypertension reports - 1 Jan 2000
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The role of the renin-angiotensin system in hypertension and end organ damage has long been recognized. Recent advances in genetic models and newly available pharmacologic tools have allowed dissection of the mechanisms of actions of the renin-angiotensin system in hypertensive kidney disease. The newly cloned AT(2) receptor is now recognized to oppose many of the AT(1) receptor"s actions. The renin-angiotensin...
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