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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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Autores principales: Peters, Barbara S, Kuttler, Beate, Beineke, Andreas, Lorenz, Gerd, Thiele, Andrea, Nicolai, Oliver, Rettig, Rainer, Mullins, John J, Peters, Jörg
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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