Comparison of circulating endothelin-1 and big endothelin-1 levels in unstable versus stable angina pectoris

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Brehm, Bernhard R ^a,b   Büttcher, Eva ^a   Beyer, Martin E ^a   Hoffmeister, Hans Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Medizinische Klinik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angina pectoris; Big endothelin 1; Endothelin 1

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN 1; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; REFERENCE VALUE; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; ENDOTHELIN-1; ENDOTHELINS; HUMANS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0002801830     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199800001-00028     Document Type: Review

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