Increased myosin light chain kinase content in sensitized canine saphenous vein

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 665-669

  Liu, Gang ^a   Liu, Xueliang ^a   Rao, Kang ^a   Jiang, He ^a   Stephens, Newman L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

hyperresponsiveness; myosin light chain kinase activity; phosphorylation of myosin light chain; smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE;

ACTIN MYOSIN INTERACTION; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0030049754     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.80.2.665     Document Type: Article

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