Vascular cell-specific roles of mineralocorticoid receptors in pulmonary hypertension
Abnormalities that characterize pulmonary arterial hypertension include impairment in the structure and function of pulmonary vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells. Aldosterone levels are elevated in human pulmonary arterial hypertension and in experimental pulmonary hypertension, while inhib...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2021-06-01
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Series: | Pulmonary Circulation |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/20458940211025240 |