The effect of length on the sensitivity to phenylephrine and calcium in intact and skinned vascular smooth muscle

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-18

  Van Heijst, Bas G V ^a,b   De Wit, Edgar ^a   Van Der Heide, Uulke A ^a,c   Blangé, Tugendhold ^b   Jongsma, Habo J ^a   De Beer, Evert L ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CONTRACTILE PROTEIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; TRITON X 100;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMORAL ARTERY; MUSCLE LENGTH; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; AORTA; CALCIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMORAL ARTERY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PHENYLEPHRINE; PORTAL VEIN; RABBITS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0032952712     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005408015885     Document Type: Article

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