Guanylin regulatory peptides: Structures, biological activities mediated by cyclic GMP and pathobiology

Regulatory Peptides

Volumn 81, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 25-39

  Forte, Leonard R ^a  

^a Harry S Truman Veterans Affairs Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chronic renal diseases; Colon cancer; Congestive heart failure; Cyclic GMP; Cystic fibrosis; Diarrhea; Guanylin; Heat stable enterotoxin of E. coli; Intestinal secretion; K+ and water excretion; Kidney Na+; Lymphoguanylin; Membrane guanylate cyclase; Uroguanylin

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP; ENTEROTOXIN; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; GUANYLIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UROGUANYLIN;

ASTHMA; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COLON CANCER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIARRHEA; DIURESIS; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLUID; INTESTINE MUCOSA; INTESTINE SECRETION; NATRIURESIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

DIDELPHIDAE; ENTERIC BACTERIA;

EID: 0033000111     PISSN: 01670115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-0115(99)00033-6     Document Type: Article

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