Causes and Consequences of the Dysregulated Maternal Renin-Angiotensin System in Preeclampsia

A healthy pregnancy outcome depends on the activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) as a regulated, integrated response to the growing demands of the conceptus. Both the circulating RAAS and the intrarenal renin-angiotensin system (iRAS) play major roles in cardiovascular functi...

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Main Authors: Eugenie R. Lumbers, Sarah J. Delforce, Anya L. Arthurs, Kirsty G. Pringle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2019.00563/full