Evidence for intracellular endothelin-converting enzyme-2 expression in cultured human vascular endothelial cells

Circulation Research

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 891-896

  Russell, Fraser D ^a   Davenport, Anthony P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endothelin; Endothelin converting enzyme; Endothelium

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN CONVERTING ENZYME;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0033617232     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.84.8.891     Document Type: Article

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