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Genetic influences of beta-adrenoceptor polymorphisms on arterial functional changes and cardiac remodeling in hypertensive patients.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 Nov 2006
Yuan Ming, Ohishi Mitsuru, Ito Norihisa, Sugimoto Ken, Takagi Takashi, Terai Minako, Katsuya Tomohiro, Rakugi Hiromi, Wu Zonggui, Ogihara Toshio
Abstract excerpt
Three subtypes of beta-adrenoceptor, beta1, beta2 and beta3, are involved in the sympathetic nervous system, which plays an important role in the development of hypertension and hypertensive complications. These complications can include left ventricular hypertrophy and arterial stiffness, which...
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