Racial and gender differences in endothelin-1.
In summary, ET-1 levels were significantly increased in black men compared with white men. This racial difference could have important research implications if increased ET-1 levels are linked to left ventricular hypertrophy and other cardiovascular diseases, and it may serve as a foundation for future studies.
Evans
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Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Phillips
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Singh
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Bauman J
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Gulati
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D044383:Black People; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D016232:Endothelins / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000097:blood; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D044465:White People
D015415:Biomarkers; D016232:Endothelins