Endothelin-converting enzyme in the human vasculature: Evidence for differential conversion of big endothelin-3 by endothelial and smooth-muscle cells

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Davenport, Anthony P ^a   Kuc, Rhoda E ^a   Mockridge, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Big ET 1; Big ET 3; Endothelial cells; Phosphoramidon; Smooth muscle cells; Thiorphan

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN 3; ENDOTHELIN CONVERTING ENZYME; ENDOTHELIN-CONVERTING ENZYME 1; METALLOPROTEINASE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIN-1; ENDOTHELIN-3; ENDOTHELINS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HUMANS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SAPHENOUS VEIN;

EID: 0031627512     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199800001-00002     Document Type: Article

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