Lack of alpha-1-adrenergic receptor-mediated downregulation of angiotensin II receptors in neuronal cultures from spontaneously hypertensive rat brain

Immunohistochemical localization of angi

Immunohistochemical localization of angiotensin II receptor types 1 and 2 in the mesenteric artery from spontaneously hypertensive rats

✍ Carmen Diniz; Sandra Leal; Karen Logan; Carolina Rocha-Pereira; Ana Sofia Soares 📂 Article 📅 2007 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 308 KB

Angiotensin II plays a crucial role in the control of blood pressure, acting at AT 1 or AT 2 receptors, and can act as a potent vasoconstrictor of the peripheral vasculature inducing hypertrophy, hyperplasia, or both, in resistance arteries. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether th