The renin-angiotensin system: it's all in your head.

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Journal Article

Components of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) are expressed in a number of areas in the brain involved in cardiovascular control. However, it has been difficult to link RAS actions in circumscribed brain regions to specific physiological functions. In a study appearing in this issue of the JCI, Sakai and associates use a combination of sophisticated transgenic techniques and stereotaxic microinjection of recombinant viral vectors to demonstrate a pivotal role in the regulation of thirst and salt appetite of angiotensin II generated in the subfornical organ in the brain (see the related article beginning on page 1088).

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Parsons, KK; Coffman, TM

Published Date

  • April 2007

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 117 / 4

Start / End Page

  • 873 - 876

PubMed ID

  • 17404616

Pubmed Central ID

  • 17404616

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1558-8238

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0021-9738

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1172/JCI31856

Language

  • eng