1. Internal Medicine Department, Hypertension Clinic—Hospital de Base, State Medical School of São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São Paulo, Brazil.
2. Molecular Biology Department, FAMERP, São Paulo, Brazil.
3. Endocrine Hypertension Research Centre, University of Queensland School of Medicine, Queensland, Australia.
4. Cardiovascular Pharmacology Laboratory, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil.