title: Contribution of angiotensin-converting enzyme and angiotensin II to ischemic stroke: their role in the formation of stable and unstable carotid atherosclerotic plaques.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neurosurgery, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan.
authors.forename: Motohiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morioka
authors.forename: Jun-Ichiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: Akihito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hashiguchi
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Tatemi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Todaka
authors.forename: Shigetoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kai
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Shodo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujioka
authors.forename: Yukitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ushio
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D000368:Aged; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000378:metabolism*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / Q000378:metabolism*; D019408:Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D019408:Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D000804:Angiotensin II; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A