Angiotensin II and its different receptor subtypes in placenta and fetal membranes.
Placenta
; 17(2-3): 103-110, 1996.
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| ID: mdl-8730880
ABSTRACT
The recent discovery of a local renin-angiotensin system in trophoblastic tissues has raised many questions regarding its role in the physiology of normal gestation and its implications in the pathophysiology of hypertension during pregnancy. In this article, the authors first review the most interesting aspects of the chorioplacental renin-angiotensin system, dwelling on the tissue distribution of angiotensin II and its receptor subtypes in the placenta and fetal membranes of different species. The relationship between angiotensin II and other locally synthesized chorioplacental substances is also analysed and the therapeutic implications of phenomena observed in pregnancy-associated hypertension are discussed.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Reproducción
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Trofoblastos
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Angiotensina II
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Receptores de Angiotensina
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Membranas Extraembrionarias
Límite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Placenta
Año:
1996
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Suiza