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We have recently cloned and characterized pharmacologically a chicken angio
tensin II receptor (cAT). To evaluate its putative role in developmental pr
ocesses, we investigated its spatio-temporal distribution in the chicken em
bryo up to E14. The cAT mRNA is expressed in a developmental manner in the
mesonephros and allantois, as well as in the heart, branchial arches or lim
bs. These results, the first to report the embryonic distribution of an ang
iotensin receptor in a non-mammalian species, show that its expression patt
ern does not correspond to either one of the two angiotensin receptor types
in mammalian species. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights re
served.