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Spotlight on Renin

The Renin Academy Summit: advancing the understanding of renin science

Department of Pharmacology, Erasmus MC, Dr Molewaterplein 50, 3015 GE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Genevieve Nguyen

Institut de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) Unit 833 and College de France, 11 place Marcelin Berthelot, 75005, Paris, France

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Journal of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System, Vol. 9, No. 2, 119-123 (2008)
DOI: 10.3317/jraas.2008.020


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