Content and activity of the focal adhesion kinase in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells enhanced by urotensin II

Acta Physiologica Sinica

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 455-458

  Peng, Xu ^a   Yin, Hang ^a   Wang, Li Hui ^a   Chai, San Bao ^a   Su, Jia Lin ^a   Tang, Chao Shu ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Focal adhesion kinase; Signal transduction; Urotensin II

Indexed keywords

FOCAL ADHESION KINASE; FOCAL ADHESION KINASE 1; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; PTK2 PROTEIN, RAT; UROTENSIN; UROTENSIN II;

ANIMAL; AORTA; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIVISION; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; AORTA; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; FOCAL ADHESION KINASE 1; FOCAL ADHESION PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UROTENSINS;

EID: 0041713317     PISSN: 03710874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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