Aquapreneur » high blood pressure http://www.aquapreneur.com Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:45:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 New Study on Fish Protein Shows Link to Controlling High Blood Pressure http://www.aquapreneur.com/2009/06/23/new-study-on-fish-protein-shows-link-to-controlling-high-blood-pressure/ http://www.aquapreneur.com/2009/06/23/new-study-on-fish-protein-shows-link-to-controlling-high-blood-pressure/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:03:50 +0000 Admin http://www.aquapreneur.com/?p=320 Medical scientists at the University of Leicester are investigating how a species of fish from the Pacific Ocean could help provide answers to tackling chronic conditions such as hereditary high blood pressure and kidney disease.

They are examining whether the Goby fish can help researchers locate genes linked to high blood pressure. This is because a protein called Urotensin II, first identified in the fish, is important for regulating blood pressure in all vertebrates- from fish to humans.

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