Is hypertension in African-descent populations contributed to by an imbalance in the activities of the ACE2/Ang-(1-7)/Mas and the ACE/Ang II/AT axes?
Introduction: Low plasma renin activity hypertension is prevalent in Afro-Caribbean persons. Reduced angiotensin converting enzyme 2 activity from the counter angiotensin converting enzyme 2 /angiotensin-(1-7)/Mas receptor axis of the renin angiotensin aldosterone system has been reported in people...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi - SAGE Publishing
2020-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320320908186 |