Detection of endothelin-1 and its receptors in rat liver endothelial cells by in situ reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 157-160

  Diamantis, Ioannis ^a   Van De Casteele, Marc ^a   Hurni, Barbara ^a   Reichen, Jürg ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Endothelin 1; Endothelin A; Endothelin B; In situ polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; LIVER CELL; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0031952023     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(98)80215-8     Document Type: Article

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