Mechanical function of intermediate filaments in arteries of different size examined using desmin deficient mice

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 540, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 941-949

  Wede, Oskar Karlsson ^a   Löfgren, Mia ^a   Li, Zhenlin ^b   Paulin, Denise ^b   Arner, Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESMIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MOUSE; MYOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRESS; WESTERN BLOTTING; WILD TYPE; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CYTOSKELETON; DESMIN; HEART; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; ORGAN SIZE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0036588248     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2001.014910     Document Type: Article

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