Angiotensin Vol. IAuthor: Professor Thomas Unger, Professor Bernward A. Schölkens Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg ISBN: 978-3-540-40640-2 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-18495-6Table of Contents:General Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Renin-Angiotensin System Phylogeny and Ontogeny of the Renin-Angiotensin System Angiotensin as a Cytokine Implicated in Accelerated Cellular Turnover Regulation of Angiogenesis by Angiotensin II Immunohistochemistry of Angiotensin Renin-Angiotensin System: Plasma Versus Tissues Angiotensin-Endothelin Interactions Genetics of the Human Renin-Angiotensin System Knockout Models of the Renin-Angiotensin System Transgenics of the RAS Gene Therapy and the Renin-Angiotensin System AT1 Receptor Molecular Aspects AT1 Receptor Interactions AT1 Receptor Regulation Angiotensin AT1 Receptor Signal Transduction Sympathetic Interactions of AT1 Receptors Molecular Aspects of AT2 Receptor AT2 Receptor of Angiotensin II and Cellular Differentiation AT2 Renal Aspects AT2 Function and Target Genes, Includes bibliographical references and indexes