Renal actions of angiotensin-(1-7)

The heptapeptide angiotensin-(1-7) is considered to be a biologically active endproduct of the renin-angiotensin system. This angiotensin, which is devoid of the most known actions of angiotensin II such as induction of drinking behavior and vasoconstriction, has several selective effects in the bra...

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Main Authors: A.C. Simões-e-Silva, N.C.V. Baracho, K.T. Passaglio, R.A.S. Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 1997-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1997000400012