Tomoh Masaki

A novel potent vasoconstrictor peptide produced by vascular endothelial cells

Masashi Yanagisawa, Hiroki Kurihara, Sadao Kimura et al. · Nature · 1988 · 10.8K citations

Medicine, Vascular Pharmacology, Physiology +6

Cloning of a cDNA encoding a non-isopeptide-selective subtype of the endothelin receptor

Takeshi Sakurai, Masashi Yanagisawa, Yoh Takuwat et al. · Nature · 1990 · 2.4K citations

Molecular Pharmacology, Signal Transduction, Molecular Physiology +11

Cloning and sequence analysis of cDNA encoding the precursor of a human endothelium‐derived vasoconstrictor peptide, endothelin: Identity of human and porcine endothelin

Yasuaki Itoh, Masashi Yanagisawa, Shoichi Ohkubo et al. · FEBS Letters · 1988 · 401 citations · Full text

Endothelin: A Novel Peptide in the Posterior Pituitary System

Toshihiro Yoshizawa, Osamu Shinmi, Adel Giaid et al. · Science · 1990 · 315 citations

Porcine Spinal Cord, Novel Peptide, Peripheral Nerves +19

A novel peptide vasoconstrictor, endothelin, is produced by vascular endothelium and modulates smooth muscle Ca2+ channels

Masashi Yanagisawa, Hiroki Kurihara, Sadao Kimura et al. · Journal of Hypertension · 1988 · 289 citations

Biomedical Engineering, Cardiovascular Function, Cellular Physiology +20