Role of a Decreased Expression of the Local Renin-Angiotensin System in the Etiology of Cerebral Aneurysms
Open Access
- 19 August 2003
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 108 (7) , 785-787
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.0000087339.31094.3c
Abstract
Background— Local renin-angiotensin systems (RAS) have been implicated as playing an important role in vascular remodeling. The relationship of this system to the etiology of cerebral aneurysm was investigated.Keywords
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