Endothelin-1 selectively contracts portal vein through both ET(A) and ET(B) receptors in isolated rabbit liver

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 5 36-5, 1997, Pages

  Wang, Hong Gang ^a   Shibamoto, Toshishige ^a   Miyahaea, Takashige ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Double vascular occlusion pressure; Hepatic circulation; Hepatic vascular resistance; Sinusoidal pressure

Indexed keywords

CYCLO(DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO ASPARTYLPROLYL DEXTRO VALYLLEUCYL); ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; N (2,6 DIMETHYLPIPERIDINOCARBONYL) 4 METHYLLEUCYL DEXTRO (1 METHOXYCARBONYLTRYPTOPHANYL) DEXTRO NORLEUCINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATIC VEIN; ISOLATED LIVER; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VENOCONSTRICTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0030709279     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1997.273.5.g1036     Document Type: Article

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