Endothelin-1 enhances nitric oxide-induced cell death in cultured vascular smooth-muscle cells

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Nakahashi, Takeshi ^a   Fukuo, Keisuke ^a,c   Nishimaki, Hiroyuki ^a   Hata, Shigeki ^a   Shimizu, Masumi ^a   Suhara, Toshimitsu ^a   Takimoto, Misato ^b   Morimoto, Shigeto ^a   Ogihara, Toshio ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA K K   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Endothelin 1; ETA and ETB receptors; Vascular smooth muscle cells

Indexed keywords

DNA; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; RAT; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; WESTERN BLOTTING; WISTAR RAT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL DEATH; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA; ENDOTHELIN-1; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, ENDOTHELIN A; RECEPTOR, ENDOTHELIN B; RECEPTORS, ENDOTHELIN;

EID: 0000694842     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199800001-00098     Document Type: Article

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