Endothelin-converting enzyme in human tissues

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 359-374

  Davenport, Anthony P ^a   Kuc, Rhoda E ^a   Plumpton, Christopher ^a   Mockridge, James W ^a   Barker, Patrick J ^b   Huskisson, Neville S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN CONVERTING ENZYME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASOSPASM;

EID: 0031901778     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003236628701     Document Type: Article

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