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Angiotensin II

Known as: angiotensin 2, Angiotensin II [Chemical/Ingredient], 2 angiotensin 
An octapeptide that is a potent but labile vasoconstrictor. It is produced from angiotensin I after the removal of two amino acids at the C-terminal… 
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(6-biotinylamido)hexanoylangiotensin IIAngiotensin II, Ile(5)-DD 3487angiotensin II (1-8)
AGT geneAngiotensin II:SCnc:Pt:Plas:QnAngiotensin II^supine:MCnc:Pt:Plas:QnAngiotensin II^upright:MCnc:Pt:Plas:Qn

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AngiotensinsVasoconstrictor Agents

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Review
2009
Review
2009
Devil and angel in the renin–angiotensin system: ACE–angiotensin II–AT1 receptor axis vs. ACE2–angiotensin-(1–7)–Mas receptor axis
Recent studies have established a new regulatory axis in the renin–angiotensin system (RAS). In this axis, angiotensin (Ang)-(1–7… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Angiotensin II accelerates osteoporosis by activating osteoclasts
Recent clinical studies suggest that several antihypertensive drugs, especially angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors, reduced… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Deletion of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 Accelerates Pressure Overload–Induced Cardiac Dysfunction by Increasing Local Angiotensin II
Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is a carboxypeptidase that cleaves angiotensin II to angiotensin 1-7. Recently, it was… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Hypertension Caused by Angiotensin II Infusion Involves Increased Superoxide Production in the Central Nervous System
Hypertension caused by angiotensin II (Ang II) infusion is associated with oxidative stress in the peripheral vasculature and… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Angiotensin II and the fibroproliferative response to acute lung injury.
Angiotensin II (ANG II), generated by activation of local renin-angiotensin systems, is believed to play an important role in… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Angiotensin II and the heart : on the intracrine renin-angiotensin system.
-The active end product of the renin-angiotensin system, angiotensin II (Ang II), through the activation of specific Ang II… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
p38 Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Is a Critical Component of the Redox-sensitive Signaling Pathways Activated by Angiotensin II
Angiotensin II induces an oxidant stress-dependent hypertrophy in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells. To investigate the… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Multiple autocrine growth factors modulate vascular smooth muscle cell growth response to angiotensin II.
Angiotensin (Ang) II stimulates hypertrophic growth of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). Accompanying this growth is the… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Organization of angiotensin II immunoreactive cells and fibers in the rat central nervous system. An immunohistochemical study.
The distribution of angiotensin II (AII)-immunoreactive cells and fibers was examined in adult male Sprague-Dawley rats with and… 
Review
1982
Review
1982
The case for intrarenal hypertension in the initiation and progression of diabetic and other glomerulopathies.
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