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Not just angiotensinases: new roles for the angiotensin-converting enzymes
The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is a critical regulator of blood pressure and fluid homeostasis. Angiotensin II, the primary bioactive peptide of the RAS, is generated from angiotensin I by angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE). A homologue of ACE, ACE2, is able to convert angiotensin II to a pepti...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel
2009
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7079792/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19763395 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00018-009-0152-x |