Endothelin converting enzyme (ECE) activity in human vascular smooth muscle

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 122, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1647-1654

  Maguire, Janet J ^a   Johnson, Christopher M ^a   Mockridge, James W ^a   Davenport, Anthony P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoradiography; Big endothelin; Endothelin; Endothelin converting enzyme (ECE); Endothelin receptor subtypes; Human umbilical vein; In vitro pharmacology; Phosphoramidon; Radioimmunoassay; Vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

BIG ENDOTHELIN 1; BIG ENDOTHELIN 2; BIG ENDOTHELIN 3; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN 2; ENDOTHELIN 3; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN CONVERTING ENZYME; IODINE 125; MEMBRANE METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE; N (HEXAHYDRO 1 AZEPINYLCARBONYL)LEUCYL(1 METHYL DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYL) DEXTRO TYROSINE; N ACETYLENDOTHELIN 1 [6-21][11,15 ALANINE]; PHOSPHORAMIDON; SARAFOTOXIN S6C; THIORPHAN;

ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAND BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; RECEPTOR DENSITY; UMBILICAL VEIN; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VENOCONSTRICTION;

ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 0031451616     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701564     Document Type: Article

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