Vasoconstriction by endothelin-1 in resistance and conduit portions of isolated human mesenteric arteries

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 303, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 193-196

  Miyauchi, Takashi ^a   Tomobe, Yoko ^a   Ishikawa, Tomohisa ^a   Goto, Katsutoshi ^a   Sugishita, Yasuro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

conduit artery; endothelin 1; human; norepinephrine; resistance artery

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOLATED ARTERY; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029951558     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00160-4     Document Type: Article

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