Role of the Rostral Ventrolateral Medulla in the Arterial Hypertension in Chronic Renal Failure

Sympathetic activation in chronic renal failure (CRF) is a major mechanism leading to the progression of renal disease and hypertension. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that in CRF increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in the RVLM mediated by enhanced circulating Angiote...

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Main Authors: Adriana P. Castilho Dugaich, Elizabeth B. Oliveira-Sales, Nayda P. Abreu, Mirian A. Boim, Cássia T. Bergamaschi, Ruy R. Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Hypertension
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/219358