Research Article

Angiotensinase C mRNA and Protein Downregulations Are Involved in Ethanol-Deteriorated Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

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Collagen production in LV myocardium. (a) There was a nonsignificant change in MMP-9 mRNA expression among the groups, although there were the upward trends in both of SHR and SHR + Et groups. (b) Downregulated Col III a1 was observed in the ethanol-treated SHRs. All values are means ± SDs.
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