Alteration of microtubule polymerization modulates arteriolar vasomotor tone

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 1 46-1, 1999, Pages

  Platts, Steven H ^a   Falcone, Jeff C ^b   Holton, William T ^a   Hill, Michael A ^c   Meininger, Gerald A ^a,d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Endothelium; Microcirculation; Tubulin; Vascular smooth muscle; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; COLCHICINE; DEMECOLCINE; NOCODAZOLE; TUBULIN;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CYTOSKELETON; DEPOLYMERIZATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTESTINE PRESSURE; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

EID: 0032866457     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1999.277.1.h100     Document Type: Article

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