Azelnidipine Down-Regulates Renal Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme and Mineralocorticoid Receptor mRNA in Diabetic Hypertensive Rats
Effects of a new lipophilic L-type calcium channel blocker, azelnidipine, on the expression of molecular components of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) were assessed. Male Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats, a model of diabetes with hypertension, and their lean littermates...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2006-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pharmacological Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319343993 |