Alpha-1-adrenoceptor subtype selective regulation of connexin 43 expression in rat cardiomyocytes

Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology

Volumn 377, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-85

  Rojas Gomez, Diana Marcela ^a   Schulte, Jan Sebastian ^a   Mohr, Friedrich Wilhelm ^a   Dhein, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adrenoceptor; Connexin; Gap junction; Pharmacology; Phenylephrine

Indexed keywords

5 CHLORO N [2 (2 CYCLOPROPYLMETHOXYPHENOXY)ETHYL] ALPHA,ALPHA DIMETHYL 1H INDOLE 3 ETHANAMINE; 8 [2 [4 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 PIPERAZINYL]ETHYL] 8 AZASPIRO[4.5]DECANE 7,9 DIONE; AH 1111OA; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ACTIN; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; N [5 (4,5 DIHYDRO 1H IMIDAZOL 2 YL) 5,6,7,8 TETRAHYDRO 2 HYDROXY 1 NAPHTHYL]METHANESULFONAMIDE; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; GAP JUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; UPREGULATION; VOLTAGE CLAMP; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXIN 43; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GAP JUNCTIONS; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHENYLEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 39149131662     PISSN: 00281298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00210-007-0244-9     Document Type: Article

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