Estrogen modulates the expression of myosin heavy chain in detrusor smooth muscle

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 3 49-3, 2001, Pages

  Sánchez Ortiz, Ricardo F ^a   Wang, Ze ^a   Menon, Chandrakala ^a   DiSanto, Michael E ^a   Wein, Alan J ^a   Chacko, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ovariectomy; Urinary bladder; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0034996368     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.2001.280.3.c433     Document Type: Article

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