Role of endothelin-1 in diabetes mellitu
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Sármán, Beatrix ;Tóth, Miklós ;Somogyi, Anikó
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Endothelin-1 is mainly synthesized by the vascular endothelial cells and acts on the vascular smooth muscle. Because of its vasoconstrictor and mitogenic effects it plays a role in the development of vascular diseases. In diabetes mellitus atherosclerosis is accelerated. The authors summarize the av