Protein kinase G expression in the small intestine and functional importance for smooth muscle relaxation

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 4 38-4, 1998, Pages

  Huber, Andrea ^a   Trudrung, Peter ^a   Storr, Martin ^a   Franck, Hartmut ^a   Schusdziarra, Volker ^a   Ruth, Peter ^a   Allescher, Hans Dieter ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

cGMP dependent protein kinase; Gastrointestinal tract; Guinea pig; Immunohistochemistry; KT 5823; Nitric oxide; Rat; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYCLIC GMP DERIVATIVE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; LINSIDOMINE; N MORPHOLINO N NITROSAMINOACETONITRILE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RNA; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMALL INTESTINE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

EID: 0031783921     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1998.275.4.g629     Document Type: Article

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