RhoA inactivation enhances endothelial barrier function

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 5 46-5, 1999, Pages

  Carbajal, José M ^b   Schaeffer Jr , Richard C ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Clostridium botulinum exoenzyme C3 transferase; Immunofluorescent digital imaging; Myosin; Stress fibers; catenin

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; F ACTIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MYOSIN; MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; PAXILLIN; PHOSPHOTYROSINE; THROMBIN; TRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; ENDOTHELIUM; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

EID: 0032738144     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1999.277.5.c955     Document Type: Article

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