Regiones polimórficas del gen 11ß-hidroxiesteroide deshidrogenasa tipo 1 (11ßHSD1) en hipertensión arterial esencial: Posible rol etiopatogénico

Background: Cortisol has been implicated in hypertension and lately reported to be regulated at the pre-receptor level by the 11ßHSD1 enzyme, which converts cortisone (E) to cortisol (F). Over expression ofthis enzyme in adipose tissue could determine an increase in available cortisol that interacts...

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Main Authors: Morales,Mauricio A, Carvajal,Cristian A, Ortiz,Eugenia, Mosso,Lorena M, Artigas,Rocío A, Owen,Gareth I, Fardella,Carlos E
Language:Spanish / Castilian
Published: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2008
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872008000600003
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