Immunolocalization of cyclooxygenase-2 in the macula densa of human elderly
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Role of macula densa cyclooxygenase-2 in renovascular hypertension.
Upregulation of the inducible cyclooxygenase (COX-2) in the macula densa accompanies the activation of the juxtaglomerular apparatus in many high-renin conditions. The functional role of COX-2 in these disease states is poorly understood. We tested whether COX-2 is required to increase renin in renovascular hypertension. Rats with established two-kidney, one-clip (2K1C) hypertension were treate...
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عنوان ژورنال: FEBS Letters
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0014-5793
DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(99)01088-1