The mechanism of excitation-contraction coupling in phenylephrine-stimulated human saphenous vein

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 283, Issue 4 52-4, 2002, Pages

  Crowley, Christine M ^a   Lee, Cheng Han ^a   Gin, Stephanie A ^a   Keep, Albert M ^a   Cook, Richard C ^b   Van Breemen, Cornelis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcium; Rho kinase; Smooth muscle; Tyrosine kinase; 1 adrenergic receptor agonist

Indexed keywords

1 [2 (4 METHOXYPHENYL) 2 [3 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PROPOXY]ETHYL] 1H IMIDAZOLE; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; FASUDIL; GENISTEIN; NIFEDIPINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; RHO KINASE;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VASOSPASM; VEIN GRAFT;

EID: 0036783623     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01129.2001     Document Type: Article

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