Expression and localization of endothelin converting enzyme in rat vas deferens

Life Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 1605-1612

  Wan, David Chi Cheong ^b   Luk, Sandy Ka Shing ^b   Tsim, Karl Wah Keung ^a   Cheung, Wing Tai ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

endopeptidase; endothelin converting enzyme; endothelins; in situ hybridization; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN CONVERTING ENZYME; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOPROTEINASE INHIBITOR; PHOSPHORAMIDON;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0343036202     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(97)00127-6     Document Type: Article

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