This work was aimed to prove that release/formation of endogenous endothelin acting in an autocrine/paracrine fashion contributes to the increase in contractility promoted by a low dose of angiotensin II.
Centro de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Calle 60 y 120, 1900 La Plata, Argentina. gperez@atlas.med.unlp.edu.ar