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Frontiers in Research of the Renin-Angiotensin System on Human Disease

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  • © 2007

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Editors:
  1. Po Sing Leung

    1. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, China

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  • A topical, timely and focused book in this field
  • A collection of succinct and comprehensive book chapters from experts globally
  • A close link between basic and clinical research on the renin-angiotensin system
  • An indispensable tool tailor made for specialists and non-specialists as well as novice

Part of the book series: Proteases in Biology and Disease (PBAD, volume 7)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Role of ACE, ACE2 and Neprilysin in the Kidney

    • Mark C. Chappell
    Pages 1-20

  3. ACE Inhibition in Heart Failure and Ischaemic Heart Disease

    • Duncan J. John Campbell
    Pages 21-54

  4. Proteases of the Renin-Angiotensin System in Human Acute Pancreatitis

    • R. Pezzilli, L. Fantini
    Pages 55-71

  5. The Renin-Angiotensin System in Pancreatic Stellate Cells: Implications in the Development and Progression of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    • Seung-Hyun Ko, Yu-Bai Ahn, Ki-Ho Song, Kun-Ho Yoon
    Pages 73-86

  6. Renin-Angiotensin System Proteases and the Cardiometabolic Syndrome: Pathophysiological, Clinical and Therapeutic Implications

    • Guido Lastra, Camila Manrique, James R. Sowers
    Pages 87-111

  7. The Role of the Renin-Angiotensin System in Hepatic Fibrosis

    • J.S. Lubel, F.J. Warner, P.W. Angus
    Pages 113-134

  8. The Renin-Angiotensin System in the Breast

    • Gavin P. Vinson, Stewart Barker, John R. Puddefoot, Massoumeh Tahmasebi
    Pages 135-153

  9. Role of Local Renin-Angiotensin System in the Carotid Body and in Diseases

    • Man Lung Fung, Po Sing Leung
    Pages 155-177

  10. Bone Homeostasis: An Emerging Role for the Renin-Angiotensin System

    • C. Sernia, H. Huang, K. Nguyuen, Y-H. Li, S. Hsu, M. Chen et al.
    Pages 179-195

  11. The Renin-Angiotensin System and its Inhibitors in Human Cancers

    • Lucienne Juillerat-Jeanneret
    Pages 197-220

  12. The Skeletal Muscle RAS in Health and Disease

    • David R. Woods
    Pages 221-245

  13. Local Angiotensin Generation and AT2 Receptor Activation

    • Joep H.M. Van Esch, A.H. Jan Danser
    Pages 247-272

  14. ADAMs as Mediators of Angiotensin II Actions

    • A.M. Bourne, W.G. Thomas
    Pages 273-301

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 303-304
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  • Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, China

    Po Sing Leung

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