Tezosentan inhibits both Equinatoxin II and endotelin-1 induced contractions of isolated porcine coronary artery in a similar way

Journal of Natural Toxins

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 231-244

  Drevenšek, Gorazd ^a   Kirbiš, Simona ^a   Bunc, Matjaž ^a   Žitko, Mojca ^a   Budihna, Metka V ^a   Šuput, Dušan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CNIDARIAN VENOMS; CORONARY VESSELS; ENDOTHELIN-1; ENDOTHELIUM; MARINE TOXINS; PYRIDINES; RECEPTORS, ENDOTHELIN; SEA ANEMONES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SWINE; TETRAZOLES; VASODILATOR AGENTS; ANIMALS;

COELENTERATE VENOM; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR; EQUINATOXIN; MARINE TOXIN; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; TETRAZOLE DERIVATIVE; TEZOSENTAN; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEA ANEMONE; SWINE;

EID: 0036022192     PISSN: 10588108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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