Acta Med. 2004, 47: 157-162

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2018.83

Endothelins and Sarafotoxins: Peptides of Similar Structure and Different Function

Jiří Patočkaa,b, Vladimír Měrkaa, Vratislav Hrdinac, Radomír Hrdinac

aPurkyně Military Medical Academy, Department of Toxicology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
bUniversity of South Bohemia, Department Radiology and Toxicology, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
cCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received April 1, 2004
Accepted June 1, 2004

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