The endothelin system and endothelin-converting enzyme in the brain: Molecular and cellular studies

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1033-1040

  Barnes, Kay ^a   Turner, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino peptidases; Endothelin; Endothelin converting enzyme; Metalloprotease; Neutral endopeptidase

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN 2; ENDOTHELIN 3; ENDOTHELIN CONVERTING ENZYME; MEMBRANE METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE; METALLOPROTEINASE; MICROSOMAL AMINOPEPTIDASE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MITOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD13; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; ENDOTHELINS; HUMANS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; NEPRILYSIN; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A;

EID: 0030791618     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022435111928     Document Type: Article

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