Further evidence for the selective disruption of intercellular communication by heptanol

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 6 45-6, 1999, Pages

  Christ, G J ^a,d   Spektor, M ^a   Brink, P R ^b   Barr, L ^c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d Forchheimer Bldg   (United States)

Author keywords

Pharmacomechanical coupling; Phenylephrine; Rat aortic rings; Vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

HEPTANOL; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; GAP JUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0033027881     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1999.276.6.h1911     Document Type: Article

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