HDAC9 is an epigenetic repressor of kidney angiotensinogen establishing a sex difference
Abstract Background Sexual difference has been shown in the pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease induced by hypertension. Females are protected from hypertension and related end-organ damage. Augmentation of renal proximal tubular angiotensinogen (AGT) expression can promote intrarenal angiotensin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-05-01
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| Series: | Biology of Sex Differences |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-017-0140-z |