A Twofold Genetic Increase of ACE Expression Has No Effect on the Development of Spontaneous Hypertension
Author(s) -
Ibrahim Nassar,
Angela Schulz,
Cátia Campaner Ferrari Bernardy,
Ingrid M. Garrelds,
Ralph Plehm,
Matthias Huber,
A.H. Jan Danser,
Reinhold Kreutz
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2007.38
Subject(s) - congenic , endocrinology , medicine , renin–angiotensin system , spontaneously hypertensive rat , kidney , angiotensin converting enzyme , plasma renin activity , messenger rna , blood pressure , angiotensin ii , renovascular hypertension , biology , gene , genetics
To study the regulation of a naturally occurring genetic variant of high angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene (Ace in rat) expression, i.e., the Ace allele of the normotensive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rat, in the hypertensive background of stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive (SHRSP) rats.
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