2008
Chapter 34 Vascular, Cardiovascular, and Neurological Actions of Parathyroid-Related Protein
Riddle R, Macica C, Clemens T. Chapter 34 Vascular, Cardiovascular, and Neurological Actions of Parathyroid-Related Protein. 2008, 733-748. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-373884-4.00052-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmooth muscle-containing tissuesMuscle-containing tissuesVascular smooth muscle cell growthAdult rat aortaSmooth muscle bedsVascular smooth muscle cell proliferationVascular smooth muscle cellsMuscle cell growthCultured vascular smooth muscle cellsBlood vesselsEgg shell glandNeurological actionsImportant regulatorSmooth muscle cell growthCultured endothelial cellsCell growthAbility of PTHrPSmooth muscle cell proliferationMuscle cell proliferationSmooth muscle cellsCell bedsCell proliferationNormal physiological stimuliProteinFetal blood vessels
1994
Endothelin-1 conversion and receptor characterization in human placental arteries
Wilkes B, Macica C, Mento P. Endothelin-1 conversion and receptor characterization in human placental arteries. American Journal Of Physiology 1994, 267: e242-e249. PMID: 8074203, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1994.267.2.e242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetoplacental blood vesselsEndothelin-1Big endothelin-1Blood vesselsHuman placental arteriesEndothelin receptor subtypesEndothelin-1 receptorsAtrial natriuretic factorTime-dependent increasePlacental arteriesSpecific receptor sitesPerfusion pressureAngiotensin IIEndothelin receptorsNatriuretic factorReceptor subtypesSmall arteriesPlacental cotyledonsPotency orderFmol/High-affinity binding sitesBig endothelinReceptor characterizationScatchard analysisPressor peptide