Agonist-induced isometric contraction of smooth muscle cell-populated collagen gel fiber

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 279, Issue 5 48-5, 2000, Pages

  Oishi, Kazuhiko ^a   Itoh, Yuko ^a   Isshiki, Yasuhiro ^a   Kai, Chikatoshi ^a   Takeda, Yasushi ^a   Yamaura, Kazuhiro ^a   Takano Ohmuro, Hiromi ^b   Uchida, Masaatsu K ^a  

^a MEIJI PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contractility; Cultured cells; Isometric force

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; CYCLIN D; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; UVOMORULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME REGULATION; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; KIDNEY CELL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033695998     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.2000.279.5.c1432     Document Type: Article

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