Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- SECTION I: RENIN -- Chapter 1 Subcellular Sorting and Processing of Prorenin -- Chapter 2 The Regulation of Renal and Extrarenal Renin Gene Expression in the Mouse -- Chapter 3 Renin Gene Expression and Hypertension in Transgenic Animals -- SECTION II: ANGIOTENSINOGEN -- Chapter 4 Tissue Renin-Angiotensin Systems -- Chapter 5 Molecular, Biochemical, and Functional Biology of Angiotensinogen -- Chapter 6 Hormonal Regulation of the Angiotensinogen Gene in Liver and Other Tissues -- Chapter 7 Angiotensinogen Gene Expression and Hypertension: Transgenic Animal Models -- SECTION III: ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME -- Chapter 8 Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme and Converting Enzyme Inhibitors -- Chapter 9 Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Gene Structure and Polymorphism: Relation to Enzyme Function and Gene Expression -- SECTION IV: ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTORS -- Chapter 10 Defining Angiotensin Receptor Subtypes -- Chapter 11 Cloning, Expression, and Regulation of Angiotensin II Receptors -- Chapter 12 Angiotensin Receptor Subtypes (AT1A and AT1B): Cloning and Expression -- Chapter 13 Angiotensin II Receptor and Signal Transduction Mechanisms -- Chapter 14 Localization, Characterization, Development, and Function of Brain Angiotensin II Receptor Subtypes -- Chapter 15 Angiotensin II Receptor Subtypes in Neuronal Cells -- Chapter 16 Developmental Expression of Angiotensin II Receptors: Distribution, Characterization, and Coupling Mechanisms -- Chapter 17 Interactions of Angiotensin II and Atrial Natriuretic Peptide -- SECTION V: ANGIOTENSIN REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION -- Chapter 18 Molecular and Cellular Biology of Angiotensin-Mediated Growth of the Cardiovascular System -- Chapter 19 The Plasminogen Activator System and Its Interactions With Angiotensin II in the Brain