Differences in calmodulin and calmodulin-binding proteins in phasic and tonic smooth muscles

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 282, Issue 1 51-1, 2002, Pages

  Szymanski, Pawel T ^a   Szymanska, Grazyna ^b   Goyal, Raj K ^a,c  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium calmodulin kinase II; Caldesmon; Hemagglutinin epitope tagged calmodulin; Lower esophageal sphincter; Myosin light chain kinase; Myristoylated alanine rich C kinase substrate protein; Visceral smooth muscles

Indexed keywords

CALDESMON; CALMODULIN; CALMODULIN BINDING PROTEIN; CALPONIN; MARCKS PROTEIN; MYOSIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE (CALCIUM,CALMODULIN) II;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY;

ANIMALIA; DIDELPHIDAE;

EID: 0036079265     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00257.2001     Document Type: Article

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