A role for protein kinase C in the supersensitivity of the rat vas deferens following chronic surgical denervation

Pharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 32-40

  Abraham, S Thomas ^a,c   Robinson, Mitchell ^b   Rice, Peter J ^b  

^a CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Campbell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Diacylglycerol; Nifedipine; Protein kinase C; Rat vas deferens; Supersensitivity

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIACYLGLYCEROL; NEUROKININ A; NIFEDIPINE; NORADRENALIN; PHORBOL DIACETATE; PHORBOL DIBUTYRATE; PHORBOL ESTER; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN KINASE C;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; DENERVATION; DEPOLARIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STIMULATION; SUPERSENSITIVITY; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NOREPINEPHRINE; PROTEIN KINASE C; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SYMPATHECTOMY; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0037210583     PISSN: 00317012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000066784     Document Type: Article

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