Augmented intratubular renin and prorenin expression in the medullary collecting ducts of the kidney as a novel mechanism of angiotensin II-induced hypertension

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Jia L Zhuo. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2011 Dec.

. 2011 Dec;301(6):F1193-4.

doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00555.2011. Epub 2011 Oct 12.

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Increased renin excretion is associated with augmented urinary angiotensin II levels in chronic angiotensin II-infused hypertensive rats.
Liu L, Gonzalez AA, McCormack M, Seth DM, Kobori H, Navar LG, Prieto MC. Liu L, et al. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2011 Dec;301(6):F1195-201. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00339.2011. Epub 2011 Aug 24. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2011. PMID: 21865264 Free PMC article.

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