Revisiting the Brain Renin-Angiotensin System—Focus on Novel Therapies

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Although an independent brain renin-angiotensin system is often assumed to exist, evidence for this concept is weak. Most importantly, renin is lacking in the brain, and both brain angiotensinogen and angiotensin (Ang) II levels are exceptionally low. In fact, brain Ang II levels...

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Published in:Curr Hypertens Rep
Main Authors: Ren, Liwei, Lu, Xifeng, Danser, A. H. Jan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer US 2019
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Secondary Hypertension: Nervous System Mechanisms (Michael Wyss, Section Editor)
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6449495/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30949864
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11906-019-0937-8
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