Population
Isolated, perfused rat hearts
Comparison
Infusions of purified hog renin vs Control conditions (absence of renin)
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Supports cardiac RAS in isolated hearts; leaves open its role in human disease.
The study demonstrates that biologically active angiotensin peptides can be formed within the isolated heart from locally present substrate, supporting the existence of a functional cardiac renin-angiotensin system.
Lindpaintner et al. (1990) studied this question.