Simulated microgravity effects on the rat carotid and femoral arteries: Role of contractile protein expression and mechanical properties of the vessel wall

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1595-1603

  Hwang, Sunup ^a   Shelkovnikov, Stanislav A ^a   Purdy, Ralph E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Hindlimb unweighting; Length force relationship; Myosin

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTILE PROTEIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; BODY WEIGHT; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMORAL ARTERY; MALE; MICROGRAVITY; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CAROTID ARTERIES; ELASTICITY; FEMORAL ARTERY; GENE EXPRESSION; HINDLIMB SUSPENSION; MALE; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VASOCONSTRICTION; WEIGHTLESSNESS SIMULATION;

EID: 34147141536     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01020.2006     Document Type: Article

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