Involvement of rho-kinase in the contractile mechanism of human ureteral smooth muscle

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 136-141

  Sung, Kyu Hong ^a   Kwak, Cheol ^a   Byung, Chang Jeong ^a   Bong, Sub Kim ^a   Hyeon, Hoe Kim ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Human; Muscle; Rho kinase; Smooth; Ureter

Indexed keywords

RHO KINASE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCLE TONE; NEPHRECTOMY; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; URETER; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; AMIDES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; PYRIDINES; URETER;

EID: 13644253015     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20096     Document Type: Article

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