Distinct pharmacological properties of ET-1 and ET-3 on astroglial gap junctions and Ca2+ signaling

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 4 46-4, 1999, Pages

  Blomstrand, Fredrik ^a   Giaume, Christian ^b   Hansson, Elisabeth ^a   Rönnbäck, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

Author keywords

Calcium waves; Cultured astrocytes; Endothelins; Gap junctions

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CYCLO(DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO ASPARTYLPROLYL DEXTRO VALYLLEUCYL); ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN 3; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR AGONIST; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR AGONIST; N (2,6 DIMETHYLPIPERIDINOCARBONYL) 4 METHYLLEUCYL DEXTRO (1 METHOXYCARBONYLTRYPTOPHANYL) DEXTRO NORLEUCINE; SARAFOTOXIN; SUCCINYLENDOTHELIN 1 [8-21][9 GLUTAMIC ACID 11,15 ALANINE];

ANIMAL CELL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; MACROGLIA; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032698432     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1999.277.4.c616     Document Type: Review

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