The role of the renin—angiotensin system in the pathogenesis of intracranial aneurysms

Introduction : Recent work has begun to elucidate the pathogenesis of intracranial aneurysms (IA) and has shown that many genes are involved in the risk for this condition. There has also been increasing research interest in the renin—angiotensin system (RAS) in the brain and its involvement in a ra...

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Main Authors: Mohammadali M Shoja, Paul S Agutter, R Shane Tubbs, Troy D Payner, Kamyar Ghabili, Aaron A Cohen-Gadol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2011-09-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320310387845