Angiotensin-(1-7) A Comprehensive Review /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Santos, Robson Augusto Souza (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Cardiology.; Human physiology.; Human Physiology.

This is the first book addressing in full the most important aspects of the angiotensin-(1-7), the key peptide of the protective axis and the main component in the new modulatory concept of the renin-angiotensin system. It features a detailed review of angiotensin-(1-7) and its receptor Mas, compris...

Table of Contents:

• INTRODUCTION
• 1.ANGIOTENSIN-(1-7) FORMATION AND METABOLISM
• Part I. TOOLS FOR STUDYING ANG-(1-7)
• 2. Pharmacological Tools-RAS
• 3. Genetic Models (ACE2 Models, MAS Models, Ang-(1-7) Models)
• Part II. ACTIONS OF ANGIOTENSIN-(1-7)
• 4. Brain (Ang-(1-7) Metabolism in the Brain, Ang-(1-7) Location in the Brain, MAS Location in the Brain, Ang-(1-7) Actions in the Brain, Cardiovascular Effects of Angiotensin-(1-7) at Specific Medullary Sites, Cardiovascular Effects of Angiotensin-(1-7) at Specific Hypothalamic Sites, Other Angiotensin-(1-7) Effects in the Brain, Neurotransmitter / Neuromodulator Effects of Ang-(1-7)
• 5. Heart (B1 Coronary vessels & Cardiomyocytes)
• 6. Ang-(1-7) and Cardioprotection
• 7. Blood Vessels
• 8. Kidney
• 9. Lung
• 10. Endocrine System
• 11. Skeletal Muscle System
• 12. Liver
• 13. Angiotensin-(1-7) and inflammation
• 14. J. Angiotensin-(-1-7) and Cancer
• 15. CONCLUDING REMARKS
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.