Characterization of endothelin receptors in the human umbilical artery and vein

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1600-1604

  Bogoni, G ^a   Rizzi, A ^a   Calo, G ^a   Campobasso, C ^a   D'Orleans Juste, P ^b   Regoli, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endothelins; ET(A) and ET(B) receptors; Human umbilical vessels; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CYCLO(DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO ASPARTYLPROLYL DEXTRO VALYLLEUCYL); ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN 2; ENDOTHELIN 3; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR AGONIST; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR AGONIST; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR AGONIST; N (2,6 DIMETHYLPIPERIDINOCARBONYL) 4 METHYLLEUCYL DEXTRO (1 METHOXYCARBONYLTRYPTOPHANYL) DEXTRO NORLEUCINE; NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL VEIN; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0030462635     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb16078.x     Document Type: Article

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