Rho A regulates sustained smooth muscle contraction through cytoskeletal reorganization of HSP27

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 6 38-6, 1998, Pages

  Wang, Pinglang ^a   Bitar, Khalil N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Ceramide; Endothelin; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CERAMIDE; ENDOTHELIN 1; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 27;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CYTOSKELETON; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RABBIT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0032416863     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1998.275.6.g1454     Document Type: Article

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