Relevance of angiotensin II-induced aortic pathologies in mice to human aortic aneurysms

Dennis Bruemmer, Alan Daugherty, Hong Lu, Debra L. Rateri

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Abstract

Angiotensin II infusion in mice promotes abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms, which provides a feasible approach to study the mechanisms of these two distinct diseases.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7-10
Number of pages4
JournalAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Volume1245
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2011

Keywords

  • Angiotensin II
  • Aortic aneurysms
  • Human
  • Mouse

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Neuroscience
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • History and Philosophy of Science

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