Contractile activity of endothelins and their precursors in human umbilical artery and vein: Identification of distinct endothelin-converting enzyme activities

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Rizzi, Anna ^a   Calo, Girolamo ^a   Battistini, Bruno ^b,c   Regoli, Domenico ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

ECE activities; Endothelins; Human; Precursors; Vascular

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN 2; ENDOTHELIN 3; ENDOTHELIN CONVERTING ENZYME; ENDOTHELIN-CONVERTING ENZYME 1; METALLOPROTEINASE; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL VEIN; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENDOTHELIN-1; ENDOTHELIN-2; ENDOTHELIN-3; ENDOTHELINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 0031635333     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199800001-00019     Document Type: Article

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