Force regulates smooth muscle actin in cardiac fibroblasts

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 279, Issue 6 48-6, 2000, Pages

  Wang, J ^a   Seth, A ^a   Mcculloch, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Mitogen activated protein kinase; P38

Indexed keywords

4 (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 2 (4 METHYLSULFINYLPHENYL) 5 (4 PYRIDYL)IMIDAZOLE; ALPHA ACTIN; AMINO TERMINAL KINASE; ANGIOTENSIN; BETA ACTIN; COLLAGEN; FIBRONECTIN; FIBRONECTIN 3A; MAGNETITE; MESSENGER RNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; P38 KINASE INHIBITOR; POLYLYSINE; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME REGULATION; FIBROBLAST; HEART PROTECTION; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0034537913     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2000.279.6.h2776     Document Type: Article

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