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Collecting duct-specific knockout of the endothelin A receptor alters renal vasopressin responsiveness, but not sodium excretion or blood pressure.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 1 Oct 2005
Ge Yuqiang, Stricklett Peter K, Hughes Alisa K, Yanagisawa Masashi, Kohan Donald E
Abstract excerpt
Collecting duct (CD)-specific knockout (KO) of endothelin-1 (ET-1) causes hypertension, impaired ability to excrete a Na load, and enhanced CD sensitivity to the hydrosmotic effects of vasopressin (AVP). CD express the two known ET receptors, ET(A) and ET(B); in the current study, the role of the CD ET(A) receptor in mediating ET-1 actions on this nephron segment was evaluated. The ET(A) receptor gene was...
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