Plasma Endothelin-1 Levels in Patients with Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension
- 22 November 1990
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 323 (21) , 1486-1487
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199011223232113
Abstract
Endothelin-1 is a newly discovered potent vasoconstrictor peptide produced by vascular endothelial cells.1 , 2 To examine whether it may be involved in the pathophysiologic features of ppregnancy-induced hypertension, we measured the circulating levels of endothelin-1 in patients with this disorder.Keywords
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