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Alpha-adrenoceptor gene variants and autonomic nervous system function in a young healthy Japanese population.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2007
Matsunaga Tetsuro, Yasuda Koichiro, Adachi Tetsuya, Gu Ning, Yamamura Tsubasa, Moritani Toshio, Tsujimoto Gozoh, Tsuda Kinsuke
Abstract excerpt
alpha(1A)-adrenergic receptor (alpha(1A)-AR) regulates the cardiac and peripheral vascular system through sympathetic activation, and alpha(2A)-AR and alpha(2C)-AR subtypes are essential for presynaptic feedback regulation of catecholamine release from the central and peripheral sympathetic nerve. Genetic variations in each human alpha-AR subtype gene have been identified and have been implicated in hypertension...
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