Co-activation of Gi and Gq proteins exerts synergistic effect on human platelet aggregation through activation of phospholipase C and Ca2+ signalling pathways

Experimental and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 42-46

  Shah, Bukhtiar H ^a   Siddiqui, A ^a   Qureshi, K A ^a   Khan, M ^a   Rafi, S ^a   Ujan, V A ^a   Yaqub, Y ^a   Rasheed, H ^a   Saeed, S A ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

5 Hydroxytryptamine; Calcium channel blockers; Epinephrine; Phospholipase C; Platelet aggregation

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; SEROTONIN; VERAPAMIL; YOHIMBINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

EID: 0033620395     PISSN: 12263613     EISSN: 20926413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emm.1999.7     Document Type: Article

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