Increased levels of endothelin ET(B) receptor mRNA in human omental arteries after organ culture: Quantification by competitive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 788-794

  Möller, Sebastian ^a   Adner, Mikael ^a   Edvinsson, Lars ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Competitive reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; Endothelin; Endothelin receptors; Human omental arteries; IRL 1620; MRNA; Organ culture; Quantification; Receptor up regulation; Smooth muscle cells

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; SUCCINYLENDOTHELIN 1 [8-21][9 GLUTAMIC ACID 11,15 ALANINE];

ARTERY; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG POTENCY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OMENTUM; ORGAN CULTURE; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031693436     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.1998.tb02154.x     Document Type: Article

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