Why the study?
Does Angiotensin-II affect polyphosphoinositide metabolism in rat adrenal glomerulosa cells?
Population
32P-prelabeled rat adrenal glomerulosa cells
Comparison
Angiotensin-II (A-II) vs Other aldosterone-stimulating agents
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
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Authors
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Hypothesis-generating for Ang-II calcium signaling via TPI in glomerulosa cells; leaves open human relevance.
Does Angiotensin-II affect polyphosphoinositide metabolism in rat adrenal glomerulosa cells?
Angiotensin-II induces rapid triphosphoinositide hydrolysis in rat adrenal glomerulosa cells, suggesting a potential mechanism for calcium mobilization during its action.
Farese et al. (1984) studied this question.