Regulation of endothelium-derived nitric oxide production by the protein kinase Akt

Nature

Volumn 399, Issue 6736, 1999, Pages 597-601

  Fulton, David ^a   Gratton, Jean Philippe ^a   McCabe, Timothy J ^a   Fontana, Jason ^a   Fujio, Yasushl ^b   Walsh, Kenneth ^b   Franke, Thomas F ^c   Papapetropoulos, Andreas ^a   Sessa, William C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; MUTANT PROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN KINASE B; SERINE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND MESSENGER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COS CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MUTATION; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; ONCOGENE PROTEIN V-AKT; PHOSPHORYLATION; RATS; RETROVIRIDAE PROTEINS, ONCOGENIC; SERINE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSFECTION;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033542414     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/21218     Document Type: Article

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