| Literature DB >> 1384475 |
S Uchida1, F Takemoto, E Ogata, K Kurokawa.
Abstract
A combination of reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction was utilized to detect baseline endothelin-1 (ET-1) mRNA expressed in renal tubules dissected from rats. 5' and 3' primers were constructed according to human ET-1 genomic DNA. Rat ET-1 mRNA was found to be expressed only in cortical through medullary collecting ducts in addition to glomeruli. Sites for tubular synthesis of ET-1 corroborate well with major ET-1 binding sites along the nephron, indicating autocrine/paracrine role of ET-1 in the renal tubules and supporting a prevailing concept on such function of ET-1 in many differing tissues.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1384475 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(92)92356-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575