Involvement of the cytoskeleton in calcium-dependent stress relaxation of rat aortic smooth muscle

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 405-414

  Wright, G L ^a   Battistella Patterson, A S ^a  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CALCIUM; COLCHICINE; CYTOCHALASIN B; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NIFEDIPINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA MEDIA; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; MALE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; VASCULAR RING;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; COLCHICINE; CYTOCHALASIN B; CYTOSKELETON; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROTUBULES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NIFEDIPINE; POLYMERS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031776844     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005301821628     Document Type: Article

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