Mechanisms and receptor subtypes involved in the stimulatory action of endothelin-1 on rat adrenal zona glomerulosa

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 307-310

  Rebuffat, Piera ^a,b   Mazzocchi, Giuseppina ^a   Macchi, Carlo ^a   Malendowicz, Ludwik K ^a   Gottardo, Giuseppe ^a   Nussdorfer, Gastone G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Department of Anatomy ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenal cortex; Aldosterone; Catecholamines; Endothelins; Paracrine interactions; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ALPRENOLOL; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; CYCLO(TRP ASP PRO VAL LEU); CYCLO(TRP-ASP-PRO-VAL-LEU); CYCLOPEPTIDE; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR; N (2,6 DIMETHYLPIPERIDINOCARBONYL) 4 METHYLLEUCYL DEXTRO (1 METHOXYCARBONYLTRYPTOPHANYL) DEXTRO NORLEUCINE; OLIGOPEPTIDE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; PARACRINE SIGNALING; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

ALDOSTERONE; ALPRENOLOL; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CATECHOLAMINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIN-1; MALE; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PIPERIDINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, ENDOTHELIN A; RECEPTOR, ENDOTHELIN B; RECEPTORS, ENDOTHELIN; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

EID: 0033085496     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.3.3.307     Document Type: Article

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