Signalling functions of α-tocopherol in smooth muscle cells

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 343-349

  Azzi, Angelo ^a   Boscoboinik, Daniel ^a   Clément, Sophie ^a   Özer, Nesrin K ^b   Ricciarelli, Roberta ^a   Stocker, Achim ^a   Tasinato, Andrea ^a   Şirikçi, Önder ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Tocopherol; Cell proliferation; Oxidative stress; Protein kinase C; Protein phosphatase; Vascular smooth muscle cell; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ISOENZYME; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN KINASE C ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIVISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; OSMOLARITY; PHOSPHORYLATION; RABBIT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ISOENZYMES; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN KINASE C-ALPHA; RABBITS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE; VITAMIN E;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030882295     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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