Temporal gradient in shear-induced signaling pathway: Involvement of MAP kinase, c-fos, and connexin43

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 5 47-5, 2000, Pages

  Bao, Xuping ^a   Clark, Craig B ^a   Frangos, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelial cells; Flow; Fluid shear; Gene expression; Mechanotransduction

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; CONNEXIN 43; MESSENGER RNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN C FOS;

ARTICLE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LAMINAR FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0034041538     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2000.278.5.h1598     Document Type: Article

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