Roles of Brain Angiotensin II in Cognitive Function and Dementia
The brain renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has been highlighted as having a pathological role in stroke, dementia, and neurodegenerative disease. Particularly, in dementia, epidemiological studies indicate a preventive effect of RAS blockade on cognitive impairment in Alzheimer disease (AD). Moreover,...
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Main Authors: | Masaki Mogi, Jun Iwanami, Masatsugu Horiuchi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2012-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Hypertension |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/169649 |
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