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The brain Renin-angiotensin system controls divergent efferent mechanisms to regulate fluid and energy balance.
Cell metabolism - 3 Nov 2010
Grobe Justin L, Grobe Connie L, Beltz Terry G, Westphal Scott G, Morgan Donald A, Xu Di, de Lange Willem J, Li Huiping, Sakai Koji, Thedens Daniel R, Cassis Lisa A, Rahmouni Kamal, Mark Allyn L, Johnson Alan Kim, Sigmund Curt D
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The renin-angiotensin system (RAS), in addition to its endocrine functions, plays a role within individual tissues such as the brain. The brain RAS is thought to control blood pressure through effects on fluid intake, vasopressin release, and sympathetic nerve activity (SNA), and may regulate met...
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