Unique response of human arteries to endothelin B receptor agonist and antagonist

Clinical Science

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 91-96

  Liu, James J ^a   Chen, Joan R ^a   Buxton, Brian F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endothelin B receptor agonist; Endothelin B receptor antagonist; Endothelin receptor subtypes; Human arteries

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN 3; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR AGONIST; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR; N (2,6 DIMETHYLPIPERIDINOCARBONYL) 4 METHYLLEUCYL DEXTRO (1 METHOXYCARBONYLTRYPTOPHANYL) DEXTRO NORLEUCINE; SUCCINYLENDOTHELIN 1 [8-21][9 GLUTAMIC ACID 11,15 ALANINE];

AGED; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY;

EID: 0030052256     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0900091     Document Type: Article

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