Urinary angiotensinogen as a novel biomarker of the intrarenal renin-angiotensin system status in hypertensive patients.

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Published in Hypertension on December 15, 2008

Authors

Hiroyuki Kobori1, A Brent Alper, Rajesh Shenava, Akemi Katsurada, Toshie Saito, Naro Ohashi, Maki Urushihara, Kayoko Miyata, Ryousuke Satou, L Lee Hamm, L Gabriel Navar

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Renal Center of Excellence, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, 1430 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112-2699, USA. hkobori@tulane.edu

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