Calcium sensitization in human esophageal muscle: Role for RhoA kinase in maintenance of lower esophageal sphincter tone

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 327, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 178-186

  Sims, Stephen M ^a   Chrones, Tom ^a   Preiksaitis, Harold G ^a,b  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Rockwood Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 (1 AMINOETHYL) N (4 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; CALCIUM ION; CARBACHOL; FASUDIL; FURA 2; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEIN KINASE C INHIBITOR; RHO KINASE; RHO KINASE INHIBITOR; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RHOA KINASE; RHOA KINASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MUSCLE TONE; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

1-(5-ISOQUINOLINESULFONYL)-2-METHYLPIPERAZINE; AMIDES; BENZOPHENANTHRIDINES; CALCIUM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NAPHTHALENES; PROTEIN KINASE C; PYRIDINES; RHOA GTP-BINDING PROTEIN;

EID: 52649142167     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: 15210103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.108.140806     Document Type: Article

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