The placental renin-angiotensin system and oxidative stress in pre-eclampsia
There is an inverse correlation between human birthweight and umbilical venous angiotensin II (AngII) concentrations. Oxidative stress and increased pro-renin receptor (PRR) both enhance the cleavage of angiotensin I from angiotensinogen (AGT). Pre-eclampsia, a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, ma...
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Elsevier
2013
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44270/ |