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Angiotensin-converting enzyme activity and inhibition in dogs with cardiac disease and an angiotensin-converting enzyme polymorphism.
Journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS - 1 Jan 2000
Meurs Kathryn M, Stern Joshua A, Atkins Clarke E, Adin Darcy, Aona Brent, Condit Julia, DeFrancesco Teresa, Reina-Doreste Yamir, Keene Bruce W, Tou Sandy, Ward Jessica, Woodruff Kathleen
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity in dogs and with and without an ACE polymorphism in the canine ACE gene, before and after treatment with an ACE inhibitor. METHODS: Thirty-one dogs (20 wild-type, 11 ACE polymorphism) with heart disease were evaluated with ACE activity measurement and systolic blood pressure before and after administration of an...
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