Signal transduction pathways in esophageal and lower esophageal sphincter circular muscle

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 5 A, 1997, Pages 23S-28S

  Biancani, Piero ^a   Sohn, Uy Dong ^a   Rich, Harlan G ^a   Harnett, Karen M ^a   Behar, Jose ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CALCIUM; CALMODULIN; DIACYLGLYCEROL; INOSITOL TRISPHOSPHATE; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; PHOSPHOLIPID; PROTEIN KINASE C;

CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0344110309     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(97)00316-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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