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Characterization of the intrarenal renin-angiotensin system in cats with naturally occurring chronic kidney disease.

Bianca N LourençoAmanda E ColemanRoy D BerghausJaime L TarigoChad W SchmiedtScott A Brown
Published in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2022)
The intrarenal RAS might be activated in cats with CKD. Small sample size and differences in age, neuter status, and dietary sodium intake between groups might have limited the ability to identify a significant difference in concentration of renal angiotensin II.
Keyphrases
  • angiotensin ii
  • chronic kidney disease
  • end stage renal disease
  • angiotensin converting enzyme
  • vascular smooth muscle cells
  • weight gain
  • weight loss