title: Decreased myocardial contractility after damage to endocardial endothelium is caused mainly by loss of endothelin production.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000378:metabolism*; D002415:Cats; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004699:Endocardium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D065128:Endothelin Receptor Antagonists; D016232:Endothelins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004727:Endothelium / Q000378:metabolism; D005289:Ferrets; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000494:pharmacology; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D065128:Endothelin Receptor Antagonists; D016232:Endothelins; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; C072247:cyclo(Trp-Asp-Pro-Val-Leu)