Mechanotransduction through the endothelial cytoskeleton: Mediation of flow- but not agonist-induced EDRF release

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 720-726

  Hutcheson, Iain R ^a   Griffith, Tudor M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Endothelium derived relaxing factor (EDRF); Rabbit aorta; Time averaged shear stress

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; COLCHICINE; CYTOCHALASIN B; DEXTRAN; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; F ACTIN; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHALLOIDIN; TUBULIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; DIMERIZATION; MALE; MICROFILAMENT; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SHEAR STRESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0029982214     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15459.x     Document Type: Article

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