"Endothelin-3" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D019334
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.400.245 D12.776.467.400.245 D23.529.400.245
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| Concept/Terms |
Big Endothelin 3- Big Endothelin 3
- Endothelin 3, Big
- Big Endothelin-3
- Endothelin-3, Big
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