Role of the neutral endopeptidase 24.11 in the conversion of big endothelins in guinea-pig lung parenchyma

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 184-188

  Lebel, Nathalie ^a   D'Orléans Juste, Pédro ^a   Fournier, Alain ^b   Sirois, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Big endothelin; Endothelin; Endothelin converting enzyme; Guinea pig lung parenchyma; Neutral endopeptidase

Indexed keywords

BIG ENDOTHELIN 1; BIG ENDOTHELIN 2; BIG ENDOTHELIN 3; CAPTOPRIL; ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN CONVERTING ENZYME; MEMBRANE METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE; N (2 MERCAPTOMETHYL 3 PHENYLPROPIONYL) BETA ALANINE; PHOSPHORAMIDON; THIORPHAN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GUINEA PIG; LUNG PARENCHYMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030031974     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15172.x     Document Type: Article

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