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Receptor Autoradiography Protocol for the Localized Visualization of Angiotensin II Receptors
Published on: June 7, 2016
[Renin-aldosterone and bone metabolism]
1National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan.
Abstract:
Among the components of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone (RAAS) system, which controls blood pressure as well as fluid and electrolyte balance, renin, angiotensin II and its receptors AT1/2, and aldosterone and the mineralocorticoid receptor have been exploited as targets of drug development. Accumulating evidence suggests that the RAAS is linked, through a systemic/endocrine as well as a local loop, to inflammation, oxidative stress, cardiovascular and renal injury, and calcium and bone metabolism.
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