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Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2: Possible role in hypertension and kidney disease

The discovery of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) 2 adds a new level of complexity to the understanding of the renin-angiotensin system. The high catalytic efficiency of ACE2 for the generation of angiotensin (ANG)-1-7 from ANG II suggests an important role of ACE2 in preventing ANG II accumulati...

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Autores principales: Wysocki, Jan, González-Pacheco, Francisco R., Batlle, Daniel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Current Science Inc. 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7089410/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18367030
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11906-008-0014-1