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The renin–angiotensin system in a rat model of hepatic fibrosis: Evidence for a protective role of Angiotensin-(1–7)

✍ Scribed by Regina Maria Pereira; Robson Augusto Souza dos Santos; Mauro Martins Teixeira; Virginia Hora Rios Leite; Lincoln Paiva Costa; Filipi Leles da Costa Dias; Lucíola S. Barcelos; Guilherme Birchal Collares; Ana Cristina Simões e Silva


Book ID
116651243
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2007
Tongue
English
Weight
680 KB
Volume
46
Category
Article
ISSN
0168-8278

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