Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 is an essential regulator of heart function

Michael A. Crackower; Renu Sarao; Gavin Y. Oudit; Chana Yagil; I. Kozieradzki; Sam Scanga; Antonio J. Oliveira-dos-Santos; Joan da Costa; Liyong Zhang; York Pei; James W. Scholey; Carlos M. Ferrario; Armen S. Manoukian; Mark C. Chappell; Peter H. Backx; Yoram Yagil; Josef Penninger

doi:10.1038/nature00786

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Quantitative trait locusBiologyAngiotensin IIDownregulation and upregulationRegulatorPhenotypeGeneAngiotensin-converting enzyme 2ContractilityCardiac function curveInternal medicineRenin–angiotensin systemCandidate geneLocus (genetics)Heart failureEndocrinologyGeneticsCell biologyReceptorMedicineBlood pressure

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Year: 2002
Type: article
Volume: 417
Issue: 6891
Pages: 822-828
Citations: 1758
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                                    Michael A. Crackower, 
                                
                                    Renu Sarao, 
                                
                                    Gavin Y. Oudit
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2002). 
                            Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 is an essential regulator of heart function. 
                            Nature
                            , 417
                            (6891)
                            , 822-828.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature00786
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature00786