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Angiotensin II Receptor, Type 2

Known as: Angiotensin II Type-2 Receptor, Angiotensin AT2 Receptor, Receptor, Angiotensin AT2 
An angiotensin receptor subtype that is expressed at high levels in fetal tissues. Many effects of the angiotensin type 2 receptor such as… 
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Modelling the long QT syndrome with induced pluripotent stem cells
The ability to generate patient-specific human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) offers a new paradigm for modelling human… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Relative affinity of angiotensin peptides and novel ligands at AT1 and AT2 receptors.
AT1R (angiotensin type 1 receptor) and AT2R (angiotensin type 2 receptor) are well known to be involved in the complex… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Renin‐angiotensin system revisited
New components and functions of the renin‐angiotensin system (RAS) are still being unravelled. The classical RAS as it looked in… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Epithelial origin of myofibroblasts during fibrosis in the lung.
An understanding of the mechanisms underlying pulmonary fibrosis remains elusive. Once believed to result primarily from chronic… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 protects from severe acute lung failure
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the most severe form of acute lung injury, is a devastating clinical syndrome with a… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptor Is Essential for Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Cardiac Fibrosis in Chronic Angiotensin II–Induced Hypertension
Background—The roles of angiotensin II (Ang II) in the regulation of heart function under normal and pathological conditions have… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Role of the angiotensin type 2 receptor in the regulation of blood pressure and renal function.
The renin-angiotensin system is a major physiological regulator of body fluid volume, electrolyte balance, and arterial pressure… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Angiotensin II type 2 receptor overexpression activates the vascular kinin system and causes vasodilation.
Angiotensin II (Ang II) is a potent vasopressor peptide that interacts with 2 major receptor isoforms - AT1 and AT2. Although… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Effects on blood pressure and exploratory behaviour of mice lacking angiotensin II type-2 receptor
THERE are two major angiotensin II receptor isoforms, AT1 and AT2. AT1 mediates the well-known pressor and mitogenic effects of… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Behavioural and cardiovascular effects of disrupting the angiotensin II type-2 receptor gene in mice
ANGIOTENSIN II, a potent regulator of blood pressure and of water and electrolyte balance, binds to two different G-protein… 
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