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Mogi, M., Horiuchi, M. New Insight of Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker Treatment in Cardiac Dysfunction Using Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2—Deficient Mice. Hypertens Res 31, 1833–1834 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1291/hypres.31.1833
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