Activation of the hepatic endothelin-system in rats with biliary liver fibrosis

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 36, Issue 5 SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Rothermund, L ^a   Jae Jin Cho, ^a   Leggewie, S ^a   Schwarz, A ^a   Bauer, C ^a   Paul, M ^a   Neumayer, H H ^a   Schuppan, D ^a   Hocher, B ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bile duct obstruction; Endothelin (ET); ET receptor antagonism; ET(A) and ET(B) receptors; Liver cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

CYCLO(DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO ASPARTYLPROLYL DEXTRO VALYLLEUCYL); ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR AGONIST; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR AGONIST; ENDOTHELIN CONVERTING ENZYME; IODINE 125; LIVER ENZYME; N ACETYLENDOTHELIN 1 [6-21][11,15 ALANINE]; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION;

EID: 0033752561     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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