Nitric oxide regulates angiotensin-I converting enzyme under static conditions but not under shear stress

Mechanical forces including pressure and shear stress play an important role in vascular homeostasis via the control of the production and release of a variety of vasoactive factors. An increase in vascular shear stress is accompanied by nitric oxide (NO) release and NO synthase activation. Previous...

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Main Authors: C.M. Pertrini, A.A. Miyakawa, F.R.M. Laurindo, J.E. Krieger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2003-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003000900005