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Prorenin independently causes hypertension and renal and cardiac fibrosis in cyp1a1-prorenin transgenic rats

Plasma prorenin is commonly elevated in diabetic patients and appears to predict the development of diabetic nephropathy. However, the pathological role of prorenin is unclear. In the present study, a transgenic, inducible, hepatic prorenin-overexpressing rat model was generated and the effect of pr...

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Autores principales: Zhou, Guangyu, Wu, Jie, Gu, Chunyan, Wang, Bin, Abel, E. Dale, Cheung, Alfred K., Huang, Yufeng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Portland Press Ltd. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6024026/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29848510
http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/CS20171659