The Renin-Angiotensin System: Current Research Progress in The Pancreas The RAS in the Pancreas /

The Renin-Angiotensin System: Current Research Progress in The Pancreas The RAS in the Pancreas /

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The human pancreas has vital roles in the regulation of glucose homeostasis and digestion and its dysfunction leads to pancreatic disease as diabetes and pancreatitis. Recent researches have highlighted the novel roles of a local renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in the pancreas and its clinical releva...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leung, Po Sing (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 690
Subjects:
Medicine.
Human physiology.
Diabetes.
Gastroenterology.
Biomedicine.
Biomedicine general.
Human Physiology.
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • The Pancreas
  • Overview of the Pancreas
  • Physiology of the Pancreas
  • Common Pancreatic Disease
  • The Renin-Angiotensin System (RAS)
  • Circulating RAS
  • Local RAS
  • Pancreatic RAS
  • Research Progress Of The Ras In Pancreas
  • Basic Techniques for Pancreatic Research
  • Current Research of the RAS in Diabetes Mellitus
  • Current Research Concerning the RAS in Pancreatic Stem Cells
  • Current Research of the RAS in Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer.

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