Decreased Expression of Angiotensin II Type 1 and Type 2 Receptors in the Brain After Long-Term Administration of Antihypertensive Drugs in Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat

The present study examined the levels of Angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1) and type 2 receptor (AT2) in the brain stem and cerebral cortex of the stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR-sp) after long-term treatment with three types of antihypertensive drugs: valsartan, enalapril, and am...

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Main Authors: Yayoi Nishida, Yasuo Takahashi, Megumi Sugahara-Kobayashi, Kouichi Ishikawa, Satoshi Asai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319340630