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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Brain Renin-Angiotensin System: Biochemical Characterization and Possible Role in Hypertension

Abstract

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A renin-angiotensin system (RAS) endogenous to the brain has been proposed on the basis of immunochemical, biochemical and pharmacological evidence. Angiotensin II exerts potent effects in CNS tissues and appears to be involved fluid balance homestasis and blood pressure regulation. The data in this thesis provides additional evidence for a functional RAS in the brain and provides possible insight into the role of this system in the pathophysiology of hypertension.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Neuroscience
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2015

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Meyer, Joan Marie

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
(UMI)AAI8623371
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/77681

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Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Meyer, Joan Marie. The Brain Renin-Angiotensin System: Biochemical Characterization and Possible Role in Hypertension. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/77681