Journal article
Differences between perinatal angiotensin binding in the brains of SHR and WKY rats
Regulatory peptides, Vol.45(3), pp.395-405
1993
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/115880
PMID: 8351405
Abstract
A growing body of evidence suggests that angiotensin may have a functional role in growth and development, in addition to its classical role in the maintenance of body water homeostasis. Components of the renin-angiotensin system have been identified in the rat fetus. Because of the association between the renin-angiotensin system and hypertension, we quantified angiotensin receptor binding sites in the brains of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rats during perinatal development. Using in vitro receptor autoradiography we identified specific
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- Title
- Differences between perinatal angiotensin binding in the brains of SHR and WKY rats
- Creators
- Vickie I CookKevin L GroveRobert C SpethKathleen M McMenaminJoseph W Harding
- Publication Details
- Regulatory peptides, Vol.45(3), pp.395-405
- Academic Unit
- Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, Department of
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V
- Identifiers
- 99900547445001842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article