Adrenotensin: An adrenomedullin gene product contracts pulmonary blood vessels

Peptides

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 461-465

  Gumusel, Bulent ^a   Chang, Jaw Kang ^b   Hao, Qingzhong ^a   Hyman, Albert ^a   Lippton, Howard ^a,c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Phoenix Laboratories   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenomedullin gene product; Adrenotensin; Contractile activity

Indexed keywords

15 CYCLOPENTYL 14 OXO 13 AZA 16,17,18,19,20 PENTANORPINANE THROMBOXANE A2; ADENOSINE; ADRENOMEDULLIN; ADRENOTENSIN; ATROPINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; GENE PRODUCT; ISOPRENALINE; MECLOFENAMIC ACID; METHYSERGIDE; NIFEDIPINE; PHENTOLAMINE; PINACIDIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FEMALE; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0029989763     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0196-9781(95)02150-7     Document Type: Article

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