Protein kinase C plays no role in KCl-induced vascular contraction in Ca2+-free medium

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 197-201

  Kwan, Chiu Yin ^a   Kravtsov, Gennadi M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Calcium; Calphostin C; Phorbol esters; Protein kinase C; Vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALPHOSTIN C; EDETIC ACID; EGTAZIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN KINASE C ACTIVATOR; PROTEIN KINASE C INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; THORACIC AORTA;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CALCIUM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NAPHTHALENES; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROTEIN KINASE C; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE;

EID: 0029893847     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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