Agonist-induced release of splice variants of the α subunit of the stimulatory G-protein from rat cardiac membranes

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 539-543

  Witte, Klaus ^a   Schnecko, Anke ^a   Lemmer, Björn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adenylyl cyclase; G(s) isoforms; Immunoblotting; Rat heart ventricle; Signal transduction; Subunit release

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CYCLIC AMP; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANYLYLIMIDODIPHOSPHATE; ISOPRENALINE;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DENSITOMETRY; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE; HEART VENTRICLE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS, GS; GUANYLYL IMIDODIPHOSPHATE; HEART VENTRICLES; ISOPROTERENOL; KINETICS; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033104228     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(98)00335-9     Document Type: Article

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