Table 1

Expression of B₂ kinin receptor mRNA probed by RT-PCR coupled with Southern blotting using different oligonucleotide primer combinations

Primers	Fragment Size^1-a	Expression^1-b
Primers	Fragment Size^1-a	HUVECs	BAECs	RMCECs
	base pairs
B1Ru+/B1Ru−	437	+++	−	++
B1Ra+/B1Ra−	480	+++	−	−
B1Rb+/B1Rb−	421	+++	−	++
B1Rc+/B1Rc−	303	+++	−	+
B1Ra+/B1Rb−	587	++	−	−
B1Rb+/B1Rc−	588	+++	−	+
B1Ra+/B1Rc−	745	+++	−	−

↵1-a Calculated based on the human B₂ kinin receptor sequence.
↵1-b +++, very strong signal; ++, strong signal; +, weak signal; −, no signal.