Items for "angiotensin II type 1 receptor"
Background: Polymorphisms of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AGTR1) gene are associated with essential hypertension and cardiovascular disease, but the correlation between AGTR1 A1166C polymorphism and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) remains unclear...
Keywords: angiotensin II type 1 receptor, atherosclerosis, carotid artery, essential hypertension, gene polymorphism
03/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de Gruyter