Endothelin-mediated stimulation of DNA synthesis in vascular smooth muscle cells

The obligatory role of endothelial cells in the relaxation of arterial smooth muscle by acetylcholine

Robert F. Furchgott, John V. Zawadzki · Nature · 1980 · 12K citations

Mechanobiology, Obligatory Role, Molecular Physiology +12

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

Vasoconstriction: A New Activity for Platelet-Derived Growth Factor

Bradford C. Berk, R. Wayne Alexander, Tommy A. Brock et al. · Science · 1986 · 432 citations

Rat Aorta, Thrombosis, Angiogenesis +19

Cellular mechanism of action by a novel vasoconstrictor endothelin in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells

Yoko Hirata, Hiroki Yoshimi, Satoru Takata et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1988 · 384 citations

Angiogenesis, Molecular Physiology, Vascular Adaptation +11

Endothelin is a potent secretagogue for atrial natriuretic peptide in cultured rat atrial myocytes

Yuka Fukuda, Yukio Hirata, Hiroki Yoshimi et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1988 · 291 citations

Cardiac Muscle, Medicine, Physiology +8