Compiles some of the most recent discoveries in the emerging field of angiotensin receptors, from their molecular biology to the clinical application of selective receptor blockade. The volume includes chapters on the molecular biology of the recently cloned AT 1 receptors; the pharmacology and medi

From molecular biology to clinical applications of selective receptor blockade, the present volume compiles the latest advances of this emerging field. Of particular importance is the attention given to the newly discovered AT₂ receptors, and the physiology and pathophysiology of angiotensin receptor subtypes. The book will provide clinicians treating cardiovascular disease and hypertension with a clearer understanding of this therapeutically important and complicated hormone.