Article
Is the A1166C polymorphism of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor involved in cardiovascular disease?
European heart journal - 1 Jul 1998
van Geel P P, Pinto Y M, Buikema H, van Gilst W H
Abstract excerpt
Peptides produced by the renin-angiotensin system play a major role in the development and progression of various cardiovascular diseases. One of these peptides, angiotensin II, is a potent vasoconstrictor that exerts most of its effects through the human AT1 receptor. Following the discovery of...
Topics
- Animals
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Gene Expression
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Myocardium
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Rats
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2
- Receptors, Angiotensin
