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Losartan versus enalapril on cerebral edema and proteinuria in stroke-prone hypertensive rats.
American journal of hypertension - 1 Jan 2001
Blezer E L, Nicolay K, Koomans H A, Joles J A
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Stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP), subjected to high NaCl, show severe hypertension, organ damage, and early death. Preventive treatment with angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptor antagonists is known to be effective. Previously, we found that angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition could reduce cerebral edema when treatment was started after manifestation of either proteinuria or...
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