| Literature DB >> 7013253 |
D Amat, J P Camilleri, V N Phat, J Bariety, P Corvol, J Menard.
Abstract
The distribution of renin in two cases of segmental renal hypoplasia was investigated by immunofluorescence and the peroxidase anti-peroxidase (PAP) method using an anti-human renin antiserum. Renin-containing cells were found only in hypoplasic segments in the vicinity of altered glomeruli and small arteries. Well-preserved renal cortex and areas of chronic atrophic pyelonephritis failed to show any demonstrable site of renin production. Whatever is the mechanism of the disease, the characterization of large numbers of renin-containing cells in the affected kidney support a role for the renin-angiotensin system stimulation in this form of hypertension.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 7013253 DOI: 10.1007/bf02215984
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Virchows Arch A Pathol Anat Histol ISSN: 0340-1227