Modulation of β-adrenoceptor signaling in the hearts of 4-wk simulated weightlessness rats

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 569-574

  Yin, Wen ^a,b   Liu, Jin Cheng ^a,b   Fan, Rong ^b   Sun, Xi Qing ^a   Ma, Jin ^a   Feng, Na ^b   Quan, Yu Zhang ^b   Yin, Zhao ^b   Zhang, Shu Miao ^b   Guo, Hai Tao ^b   Bi, Hui ^b   Wang, Yue Min ^b   Sun, Xin ^b   Cheng, Liang ^a   Cui, Qin ^a   Yu, Shi Qiang ^a   Yi, Ding Hua ^a,c   Pei, Jian Ming ^b,c  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Physiology   (China)

^c FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

adrenoceptor; Adenylyl cyclase; Cyclic adenosine 5 monophosphate; Simulated weightlessness

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CYCLIC AMP; FORSKOLIN; ISOPRENALINE; STIMULATORY GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART WEIGHT; HEMODYNAMICS; HINDLIMB; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN VIVO STUDY; INOTROPISM; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WEIGHTLESSNESS; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; IMMOBILIZATION; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CYCLIC AMP; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FORSKOLIN; HEART; HINDLIMB SUSPENSION; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WEIGHTLESSNESS SIMULATION;

EID: 53449091566     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01381.2007     Document Type: Article

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