Forearm vasodilator response to angiotensin II in elderly women receiving candesartan: role of AT2- receptors

The effects of angiotensin II (Ang II) and the Ang II type 2 (AT 2 ) receptor antagonist, PD 123319, on forearm vascular resistance (FVR) were studied in elderly women during Ang II type 1 (AT 1 ) receptor antagonist therapy. Eight women, aged 67±6 years, received the AT 1 -receptor antagonist, cand...

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Main Authors: Stephen Phoon, Laurence Guy Howes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2002-03-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3317/jraas.2002.006