Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonism in Experimental Atherosclerosis
Open Access
- 7 May 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 105 (18) , 2212-2216
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.0000015854.60710.10
Abstract
Background— Aldosterone has been implicated in the effects of angiotensin II in the vasculature. We hypothesized that there is local expression of the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) in the vascula...Keywords
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