Heterogeneity of vascular endothelial cells in normal and disease states

Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 155-166

  Thorin, Eric ^a   Shreeve, S Martin ^b  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Conductance artery; Diseases; Endogenous vasoactive factors; Endothelium; Protein expression; Resistance artery

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN; BRADYKININ; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SUBSTANCE P; THROMBIN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ENDOTHELINS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENOTYPE; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 0031750576     PISSN: 01637258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-7258(98)00005-9     Document Type: Review

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