Co-expression of Endothelin-1 and Endothelin-Converting Enzyme-1 in Patients with Chronic Rhinitis

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 248-253

  Furukawa, Kanako ^b   Saleh, Dina ^b   Bayan, Farideh ^b   Emoto, Noriaki ^b   Kaw, Semiko ^b   Yanagisawa, Masashi ^b   Giaid, Adel ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN CONVERTING ENZYME; ENDOTHELIN-CONVERTING ENZYME 1; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOPROTEINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; NOSE MUCOSA; RHINITIS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ADULT; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOTHELINS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; NASAL MUCOSA; RHINITIS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0030094351     PISSN: 10441549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.14.3.8845175     Document Type: Article

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