Mechanisms involved in UTP-induced contraction in isolated rat aorta

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 391, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 299-303

  López, Covadonga ^a   Sánchez, Manuel ^a   Hidalgo, Agustín ^a   García De Boto, María José ^a  

^a c Julian C   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aorta; Ca2+; Protein kinase C; rat; Smooth muscle; UTP contraction; Vascular

Indexed keywords

1 (5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONYL) 2 METHYLPIPERAZINE; 3,4,5 TRIMETHOXYBENZOIC ACID 8 (DIETHYLAMINO)OCTYL ESTER; CALCIUM; DANTROLENE; N (6 AMINOHEXYL) 5 CHLORO 1 NAPHTHALENESULFONAMIDE; NIFEDIPINE; PHORBOL DIBUTYRATE; PROTEIN KINASE C; QUIN 2; RYANODINE; SODIUM AZIDE; STAUROSPORINE; THAPSIGARGIN; URIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA CONSTRICTION; AORTA STRIP; ARTICLE; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; INOSITOL PHOSPHATES; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NIFEDIPINE; PROTEIN KINASE C; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; URIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 0342948913     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00097-2     Document Type: Article

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