The discovery of endothelins

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 530-533

  Masaki, Tomoh ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 BENZYL 4 (4 METHOXYPHENYL) 2 (3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYPHENYL) 4 OXO 2 BUTENOIC ACID; CYCLO(DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO ASPARTYLPROLYL DEXTRO VALYLLEUCYL); ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN 2; ENDOTHELIN 3; N (2,6 DIMETHYLPIPERIDINOCARBONYL) 4 METHYLLEUCYL DEXTRO (1 METHOXYCARBONYLTRYPTOPHANYL) DEXTRO NORLEUCINE; N ACETYLENDOTHELIN 1 [6-21][11,15 ALANINE]; RES 701 1; SUCCINYLENDOTHELIN 1 [8-21][9 GLUTAMIC ACID 11,15 ALANINE];

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; REVIEW; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENDOTHELINS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RATS; RECEPTORS, ENDOTHELIN; SNAKES; SWINE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VIPER VENOMS;

EID: 0032167505     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(98)00153-9     Document Type: Review

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