Pharmacological activation changes stiffness of cultured human airway smooth muscle cells

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 5 40-5, 1996, Pages

  Hubmayr, Rolf D ^a   Shore, Stephanie A ^b   Fredberg, Jeffrey J ^b   Planus, Emanuelle ^b   Panettieri Jr, Reynold A ^b   Moller, Winfried ^b   Heyder, Joachim ^b   Wang, Ning ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

cell mechanics; cytoskeleton; magnetic twisting cytometry; signal transduction; smooth muscle contraction

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; ACTIN; BUCLADESINE; FORSKOLIN; HISTAMINE; ISOPRENALINE; MYOSIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; SUBSTANCE P;

ACTIN MYOSIN INTERACTION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; TRACHEA MUSCLE;

EID: 0029827044     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1996.271.5.c1660     Document Type: Article

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