counterhypertensive

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English

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Etymology

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counter- +‎ hypertensive

Adjective

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counterhypertensive (not comparable)

  1. Countering hypertension.
    • 2015 September 16, “Early Training-Induced Reduction of Angiotensinogen in Autonomic Areas—The Main Effect of Exercise on Brain Renin-Angiotensin System in Hypertensive Rats”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Shan et al [40 ] also demonstrated that within the NTS, AT 1 inhibited further blood pressure elevation in the SHR, acting as a counterhypertensive mechanism involving inflammatory/angiogenic cells.