The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) – physiology and molecular mechanisms of functioning

The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) – physiology and molecular mechanisms of functioning

Secretion of renin juxtaglomerular cells into bloodstream initiates activation of an enzymatic-hormonal cascade known as the RAAS (renin – angiotensin – aldosterone system). As a result, blood pressure is increased by the means several interrelated mechanisms. Mechanism of Zjednoczoaction of this sy...

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Main Authors: Monika Chaszczewska-Markowska, Maria Sagan, Katarzyna Bogunia-Kubik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Index Copernicus International S.A. 2016-09-01
Series:Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej
Subjects:
nadciśnienie
układ renina-angiotensyna-aldosteron
procesy patofizjologiczne
Hypertension
renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
pathophysiological processes
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