Roles of mitogen-activated protein kinases and angiotensin II in renal development

Experimental and clinical evidence suggests that angiotensin II (AII) participates in renal development. Renal AII content is several-fold higher in newborn rats and mice than in adult animals. AII receptors are also expressed in higher amounts in the kidneys of newborn rats. The kidneys of fetuses...

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Main Authors: A.P.C. Balbi, H.D.C. Francescato, E.C.S. Marin, R.S. Costa, T.M. Coimbra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2009-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009000100007

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