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Endothelin in Lung Development and Tissue Growth

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Pulmonary Actions of the Endothelins

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Abstract

Endothelins (ETs), a family of polypeptides with a wide range of activities in the airways and pulmonary vascular system, are synthesized by respiratory epithelium and by pulmonary vascular endothelium [1–4].

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    Vera P. Krymskaya & Reynold A. Panettieri Jr

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  1. Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry Department of Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth Nedlands, WA, 6907, Australia

    Roy G. Goldie

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    Douglas W. P. Hay

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Krymskaya, V.P., Panettieri, R.A. (1999). Endothelin in Lung Development and Tissue Growth. In: Goldie, R.G., Hay, D.W.P. (eds) Pulmonary Actions of the Endothelins. Respiratory Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8821-9_8

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