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Increased renal vascular sensitivity to angiotensin II in hypertension is due to decreased response to prostaglandins.
Journal of hypertension - 1 May 2003
Palmgren Eva, Widgren Bengt, Aurell Mattias, Herlitz Hans
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: An enhanced sensitivity to angiotensin II in the renal circulation has been demonstrated in the pre-hypertensive phase both in the spontaneously hypertensive rat and in man. To further characterize this abnormality and the role of prostanoids, renal haemodynamics in normotensive young men with a positive (PFH) or a negative (NFH) family history of hypertension were studied. METHODS: Renal vascular...
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