EDN1

(redirected from preproendothelin-1)

EDN1

A gene on chromosome 6p24.1 that encodes endothelin 1, a potent vasoconstrictor of the endothelin family, which is produced by vascular endothelial cells.
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Abman, "Chronic intrauterine pulmonary hypertension increases preproendothelin-1 and decreases endothelin B receptor mRNA expression in the ovine fetal lung," Chest, vol.
Rosiglitazone attenuated endothelin-1-induced vasoconstriction of pulmonary arteries in the rat model of pulmonary arterial hypertension via differential regulation of ET-1 receptors

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