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Biological Factors > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Endothelins > Endothelin-2
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Endothelins > Endothelin-2
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Endothelins > Endothelin-2

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Endothelin-2  

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Scope note

  • A 21-amino acid peptide produced predominantly within the kidney and intestine, with smaller amounts produced in the myocardium, placenta, and uterus, but the cells of origin are not clear. Endothelin-2 has no unique physiologic functions, as compared with endothelin-1. (N Eng J Med 1995;333(6):356-63)

History note

  • 97; was see ENDOTHELINS 1991-96

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019333

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