Regulation of smooth muscle actin-myosin interaction and force by calponin

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 415-426

  Winder, S J ^b   Allen, B G ^b   Clement Chomienne O ^b   Walsh, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Actin; Calcium; Calmodulin; Calponin; Myosin; Protein kinase C; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (MAGNESIUM); CALCIUM ION; CALPONIN; ISOENZYME; MYOSIN; PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN KINASE C;

ACTIN MYOSIN INTERACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HUMAN; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SARCOPLASM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; THIN FILAMENT; VELOCITY;

EID: 0032446187     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-201X.1998.tb10697.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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