A role for the brain RAS in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
The brain renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has available the necessary functional components to produce the active ligands angiotensins II, III, IV, angiotensin (1-7), and angiotensin (3-7). These ligands interact with several receptor proteins including AT1, AT2, AT4 and Mas distributed within the c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-10-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2013.00158/full |