Early pharmacological inhibition of angiotensin-I converting enzyme activity induces obesity in adulthood

• Main Authors: Kely ede Picoli Souza (Author), Elton Dias da Silva (Author), Elice Carneiro Batista (Author), Felipe Castellani Gomes Reis (Author), Sylvia Maria Affonso Silva (Author), Charlles H. M. Castro (Author), Jaqueline eLuz (Author), Jorge Luiz Pesquero (Author), Edson Lucas dos Santos (Author), Joao Bosco Pesquero (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We have investigated early programming of body mass in order to understand the multifactorial etiology of obesity. Considering that the renin-angiotensin system is expressed and functional in the white adipose tissue (WAT) and modulates its development, we reasoned whether early transitory inhibitio...