Elasticity, unexpected contractility and the identification of actin and myosin in lobster arteries

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 766-772

  Wilkens, J L ^a   Cavey, M J ^a   Shovkivska, I ^a   Zhang, M L ^a   Ter Keurs, H E D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Actin; Artery; Cardiovascular system; Homarus americanus; Lobster; Microfilament; Myosin; Vascular resistance

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; MYOSIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; OLIGOPEPTIDE; PROCTOLIN;

ANIMAL; ARTERY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEPHROPIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; ARTERIES; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GLUTAMIC ACID; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; MYOSINS; NEPHROPIDAE; NEUROPEPTIDES; OLIGOPEPTIDES;

HOMARUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 42149087732     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.007658     Document Type: Article

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