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Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism, left ventricular remodeling, and exercise capacity in strength-trained athletes.
Heart and vessels - 1 Nov 2004
Kasikcioglu Erdem, Kayserilioglu Abidin, Ciloglu Figen, Akhan Hulya, Oflaz Huseyin, Yildiz Safinaz, Peker Ismail
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The mechanisms that regulate the development of human physiological cardiac hypertrophy remain poorly understood. The renin-angiotensin system, which is modulated by genetic polymorphism, plays an important role in the regulation of vascular tone and myocardial hypertrophy. Although a few studies...
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