The endothelins

Cardiovascular Journal of South Africa

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-115

  Mekel, Joris M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ALDOSTERONE RELEASE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HEART FAILURE; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SCLERODERMA; SHEAR STRESS; STROKE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VARIANT ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0033928729     PISSN: 10159657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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