Acute and chronic NOS inhibition enhances α2-adrenoreceptor-stimulated RhoA and Rho kinase in rat aorta

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

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

  Carter, Rebecca W ^a   Begaye, McKenzie ^a   Kanagy, Nancy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Vascular smooth muscle; 2 adrenergic receptors

Indexed keywords

4 (1 AMINOETHYL) N (4 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BRIMONIDINE; DRINKING WATER; IONOMYCIN; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RHO KINASE; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0036784012     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01101.2001     Document Type: Article

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