Incidence of protein on actin bridges between endothelium and smooth muscle in arterioles demonstrates heterogeneous connexin expression and phosphorylation

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 294, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Isakson, Brant E ^a   Best, Angela K ^a   Duling, Brian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelial cells; Myoendothelial junctions; N cadherin; Vascular smooth muscle cells

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; DESMIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; PHALLOIDIN; SERINE; ALEXA594; FLUORESCENT DYE; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CELL JUNCTION; CHEMISTRY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; METHODOLOGY; PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; CONNEXINS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FLUORESCENT DYES; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHALLOIDINE; PHOSPHORYLATION; RATS;

EID: 49249110266     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.91488.2007     Document Type: Article

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