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The renin–angiotensin system as a primary cause of polyarteritis nodosa in rats
Polyarteritis nodosa is a necrotizing vasculitis of medium-sized arteries of unknown origin. Hypertension is present in 30% of patients with polyarteritis nodosa. In those cases, high renin levels are thought to be secondary to renal involvement. The present study was performed to identify causal fa...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3828848/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19432815 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1582-4934.2009.00778.x |