Structure-based identification of small-molecule angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 activators as novel antihypertensive agents.

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Published in Hypertension on April 07, 2008

Authors

José A Hernández Prada1, Anderson J Ferreira, Michael J Katovich, Vinayak Shenoy, Yanfei Qi, Robson A S Santos, Ronald K Castellano, Andrew J Lampkins, Vladimir Gubala, David A Ostrov, Mohan K Raizada

Author Affiliations

1: McKnight Brain Institute and Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.

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