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Association of angiotensin II type 2 receptor gene variant with hypertension.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 Jul 2003
Jin Jing-Ji, Nakura Jun, Wu Zhihong, Yamamoto Miyuki, Abe Michiko, Chen Yusen, Tabara Yasuharu, Yamamoto Yoshikuni, Igase Michiya, Bo Xiao, Kohara Katsuhiko, Miki Tetsuro
Abstract excerpt
The renin-angiotensin system plays an important role in blood pressure regulation by influencing salt-water homeostasis and vascular tone. Angiotensin II, the major biologically active component of this system, exerts its effect via two pharmacologically distinct subtypes of angiotensin II recept...
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