Salusins: Potential Use as a Biomarker for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases

Human salusin-α and salusin-β are related peptides produced from prosalusin. Bolus injection of salusin-β into rats induces more profound hypotension and bradycardia than salusin-α. Central administration of salusin-β increases blood pressure via release of norepinephrine and arginine-vasopressin. C...

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Main Authors: Sato, Kengo, Watanabe, Rena, Itoh, Fumiko, Shichiri, Masayoshi, Watanabe, Takuya
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3819761/