ACE phenotyping in human heart.

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), which metabolizes many peptides and plays a key role in blood pressure regulation and vascular remodeling, is expressed as a type-1 membrane glycoprotein on the surface of different cells, including endothelial cells of the heart. We hypothesized that the local c...

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Main Authors: Victoria E Tikhomirova, Olga A Kost, Olga V Kryukova, Elena Z Golukhova, Naida I Bulaeva, Aigerim Z Zholbaeva, Leo A Bokeria, Joe G N Garcia, Sergei M Danilov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5542439?pdf=render