background: angiotensin converting enzyme (ace) upregulation in stromal cells of joints affected by rheumatoid arthritis may lead to higher tissue angiotensin ii that is a vasoconstrictor and mitogen factor. to date, the role of angiotensin ii on regulating blood flow in inflamed joints has not been studied.   methods: acute and chronic joint inflammation was induced in rabbits by intra-articul...

THE CARDIOVASCULAR system serves the biologic organism as a transportation and mixing system. The demalnd by the organism for this service varies in different tissues and at different times while the volume of blood in the organism tends to remain constant. The cardiovascular system fulfills its function, therefore, by varying the rate and the distribution of blood flow. Blood vessels play a ma...

istry of these reactive forms of oxygen and their roles at graduate and professional scientists in or around the in signaling before placing them into signaling networks subject area. As such, it stands as a solid reference by describing their interactions with plant hormone sig-in a quite specific field of research that is otherwise naling pathways. The chapter stands out for its logical unadd...