The Role of the Apelin/APJ System in the Regulation of Liver Disease

• Main Authors: Wei-Dong Chen (Author), Yan-Dong Wang (Author), Xinrui Lv (Author), Jing Kong (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Frontiers Media S.A., 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Apelin is an endogenous peptide that is a ligand for the APJ receptor (angiotensin II receptor like-1, AT-1). The apelin/APJ system is distributed in diverse periphery organ tissues. It has been shown that the apelin/APJ system plays various roles in physiology and pathophysiology of many organs. It...