The identification of DL-threo dihydrosphingosine and sphingosine as novel inhibitors of extracellular signal-regulated kinase signalling in airway smooth muscle

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 185-186

  Tolan, Deborah ^a   Conway, Ann Marie ^a   Steele, Leslie ^b   Pyne, Susan ^a   Pyne, Nigel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bradykinin; DL threo dihydrosphingosine; DNA synthesis; Extracellular signal regulated kinase; Phosphatase; Platelet derived growth factor

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; SPHINGANINE; SPHINGOSINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0029791847     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15967.x     Document Type: Article

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