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

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

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Fung, M.L., Leung, P.S. (2007). Role of Local Renin-Angiotensin System in the Carotid Body and in Diseases. In: Leung, P.S. (eds) Frontiers in Research of the Renin-Angiotensin System on Human Disease. Proteases in Biology and Disease, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6372-5_8

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