Significance of the Vascular Concentration of Angiotensin II–Receptor Blockers on the Mechanism of Lowering Blood Pressure in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

To clarify the hypotensive mechanism of angiotensin II receptor–blockers (ARBs), drug concentrations in plasma and vascular tissues were measured using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and imaging mass spectrometry. In spontaneously hypertensive rats, syst...

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Main Authors: Shinji Takai, Denan Jin, Hiroshi Sakonjo, Takayuki Takubo, Toyofumi Nakanishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319302385