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A Novel Mechanism of Renal Microcirculation Regulation: Connecting Tubule-Glomerular Feedback
In this review, we summarized the current knowledge of connecting tubule-glomerular feedback (CTGF), a novel mechanism of renal microcirculation regulation that integrates sodium handling in the connecting tub...
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The molecular biology of the kallikrein-kinin system
There are numerous indications that the kallikrein-kinin system is underexpressed in various forms of hypertension: for example, urinary kallikrein excretion is decreased in human essential hypertension and in...
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The Glandular Kallikrein-Kinin System in Hypertension
Kallikreins are enzymes that release kinins, potent vasodilator peptides from plasma substrates called kininogens. In the microdissected nephron, prekallikrein and kailikrein are localized in the granular part...