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Renal Angiotensinogen Is Predominantly Liver Derived in Nonhuman Primates
Masayoshi Kukida1, Lei Cai1, Dien Ye1,2
1Saha Cardiovascular Research Center (M.K., L.C., D.Y., H.S., M.K.F., P.I.H., A.D., R.E.T., H.S.L.), University of Kentucky, Lexington.
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
|September 9, 2021
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