Is angiotensin II a key regulator of proximal tubular function? Some answers and new questions.
Recent studies have revealed the existence of intrarenal renin-angiotensin system and broadened our understanding on the role of angiotensin II in the regulation of proximal tubular functions. The aims of the present review are to summarize these recent findings and to highlight new questions that have arisen therefrom.
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Division of Nephrology, Sepulveda Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Calif. 91343, USA.
D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007687:Kidney Tubules, Proximal / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology
D000804:Angiotensin II