ET(A) receptors are the primary mediators of myofilament calcium sensitization induced by ET-1 in rat pulmonary artery smooth muscle: A tyrosine kinase independent pathway

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 153-160

  Evans, A Mark ^a   Cobban, Hannah J ^b   Nixon, Graeme F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium sensitization; ET(A); ET(B); ET 1; Pulmonary artery; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOXIN; CALCIMYCIN; CALCIUM ION; CYCLO(DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO ASPARTYLPROLYL DEXTRO VALYLLEUCYL); ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR AGONIST; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN; N (2,6 DIMETHYLPIPERIDINOCARBONYL) 4 METHYLLEUCYL DEXTRO (1 METHOXYCARBONYLTRYPTOPHANYL) DEXTRO NORLEUCINE; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR; SARAFOTOXIN S6C; TYRPHOSTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RAT; SENSITIZATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; ENDOTHELIN-1; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MICROFILAMENTS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; PULMONARY ARTERY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, ENDOTHELIN A; RECEPTOR, ENDOTHELIN B; RECEPTORS, ENDOTHELIN; TYRPHOSTINS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VIPER VENOMS;

EID: 0032924677     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702548     Document Type: Article

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