Decreased Expression of Angiotensin II Type 1 and Type 2 Receptors in the Brain After Long-Term Administration of Antihypertensive Drugs in Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat

• Main Authors: Yayoi Nishida (Author), Yasuo Takahashi (Author), Megumi Sugahara-Kobayashi (Author), Kouichi Ishikawa (Author), Satoshi Asai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The present study examined the levels of Angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1) and type 2 receptor (AT2) in the brain stem and cerebral cortex of the stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR-sp) after long-term treatment with three types of antihypertensive drugs: valsartan, enalapril, and am...