Neuronal NO synthase-derived NO: A novel relaxing factor in myocardium?

Circulation Research

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 148-150

  Fukuda, Norio ^a   O Uchi, Jin ^a   Kurihara, Satoshi ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Myocardium; nNOS; Phosphorylation; Relaxation; Sarcoplasmic reticulum

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CONNECTIN; CYCLIC GMP; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2A; TROPONIN; NITRIC OXIDE;

BETA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; CALCIUM BINDING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; EDITORIAL; ENZYME INHIBITION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DEPHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SARCOMERE; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; ENZYMOLOGY; HEART CONTRACTION; METABOLISM; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIUM; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I;

EID: 41149150866     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.107.170266     Document Type: Editorial

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