Renal microvascular constriction to membrane depolarization and other stimuli: Pivotal role for rho-kinase

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 452, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 471-477

  Roos, Marjon H ^a   Van Rodijnen, William F ^a   Van Lambalgen, Anton A ^a   Ter Wee, Piet M ^a   Tangelder, Geert Jan ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Barium chloride; Kidney; Microvascular tone; Myogenic response; Potassium chloride; Rho kinase

Indexed keywords

4 (1 AMINOETHYL) N (4 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; ANGIOTENSIN II; BARIUM CHLORIDE; CONTRACTILE PROTEIN; FASUDIL; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROTEIN KINASE C ALPHA; PROTEIN KINASE C INHIBITOR; RHO KINASE; RHO KINASE INHIBITOR;

AFFERENT ARTERIOLE; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; EFFERENT ARTERIOLE; GLOMERULUS CAPILLARY; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY BLOOD VESSEL; KIDNEY INTERLOBULAR ARTERY; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MICROVASCULATURE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; POSTGLOMERULAR VASOCONSTRICTION; PREGLOMERULAR VASOCONSTRICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; KIDNEY; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICROCIRCULATION; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RENAL CIRCULATION; RHO-ASSOCIATED KINASES; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 33745498255     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: 14322013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-006-0053-x     Document Type: Article

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