Regulation of intracellular calcium in human esophageal smooth muscles

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 5 42-5, 1997, Pages

  Sims, Stephen M ^a   Jiao, Yang ^a   Preiksaitis, Harold G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Caffeine; Fura 2; Muscarinic receptors

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CAFFEINE; FURA 2; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 0030693721     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1997.273.5.c1679     Document Type: Article

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