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Abstract
A 21-amino acid peptide that circulates in the plasma, but its source is not known. Endothelin-3 has been found in high concentrations in the brain and may regulate important functions in neurons and astrocytes, such as proliferation and development. It also is found throughout the gastrointestinal tract and in the lung and kidney. (N Eng J Med 1995;333(6):356-63)
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- Endothelin 3
- Big Endothelin 3
- Big Endothelin-3
- Endothelin 3, Big
- Endothelin-3, Big
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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1997; use ENDOTHELINS 1991-1996; for BIG ENDOTHELIN 3 use ENDOTHELIN-3 (NM) 1993-2003
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- Endothelins (1991-1996)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Endothelin-3. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019334. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019334
- Endothelin-3. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21112271