Partial purification of a prorenin activating enzyme in the aortic wall.
Journal Article
The presence of a prorenin activating enzyme in the blood vessel wall may have important physiological implications. The putative enzyme may be involved with the endogenous production of active renin (a key enzyme in the vascular renin angiotensin system) or with the activation of circulating prorenin which had been taken up into the vessel wall. This study demonstrates the existence of a putative prorenin activating enzyme in the bovine aorta. Partial purification and characterization of the enzyme are described.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Tang, SS; Dzau, VJ
Published Date
- 1988
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 10 / 6
Start / End Page
- 1251 - 1257
PubMed ID
- 3066530
Pubmed Central ID
- 3066530
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0730-0077
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1080/07300077.1988.11878915
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States