The past, present and future of angiotensin II type 2 receptor stimulation

Studying the angiotensin type 2 receptor (AT 2 ) has been problematic in the past because a pharmacological tool for direct, specific in vitro and in vivo stimulation of the receptor has been lacking. Consequently, current knowledge about AT 2 receptor signalling and function had to be obtained by i...

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Main Authors: U. Muscha Steckelings, Franziska Rompe, Elena Kaschina, Pawel Namsolleck, Aleksandra Grzesiak, Heiko Funke-Kaiser, Michael Bader, Thomas Unger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2010-03-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320309347791