Acetylcholine-induced calcium signaling and contraction of airway smooth muscle cells in lung slices

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 187-198

  Bergner, Albrecht ^a   Sanderson, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Ca2+ oscillations; Confocal microscopy; Frequency modulation; Hyper reactivity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CALCIUM; HALOTHANE; RYANODINE; THAPSIGARGIN;

AIRWAY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; LUNG SLICE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LUNG; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH;

EID: 0036091416     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.119.2.187     Document Type: Article

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