Increased response to big endothelin-1 in atherosclerotic human coronary artery: Functional evidence for up-regulation of endothelin-converting enzyme activity in disease

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 238-240

  Maguire, Janet J ^a   Davenport, Anthony P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Big endothelin 1; Big ET 1; Coronary artery disease; ECE; Endothelin 1; Endothelin converting enzyme; ET 1; Human coronary artery

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN CONVERTING ENZYME;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEART DILATATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ADULT; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; ENDOTHELIN-1; ENDOTHELINS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0031671310     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702102     Document Type: Article

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