Sustained muscle contraction induced by agonists, growth factors, and Ca2+ mediated by distinct PKC isozymes

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 279, Issue 1 42-1, 2000, Pages

  Murthy, K S ^a   Grider, J R ^a   Kuemmerle, J F ^a   Makhlouf, G M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium sensitization; Intestinal smooth muscle; Myosin light chain kinase; Protein kinase C

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALMIDAZOLIUM; CALPHOSTIN C; CHELERYTHRINE; CHOLECYSTOKININ OCTAPEPTIDE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GROWTH FACTOR; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; ISOENZYME; KT 5926; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE INHIBITOR; NEOMYCIN; NEUROMEDIN C; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN KINASE C INHIBITOR;

AGONIST; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME REGULATION; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE MUSCLE; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0033856109     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2000.279.1.g201     Document Type: Article

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