Participation of Rho-associated kinase in electrical stimulated and acetylcholine-induced contraction of feline esophageal smooth muscle

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 607, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 220-225

  Park, Sun Young ^a   Song, Hyun Ju ^a   Sohn, Uy Dong ^a  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Electrical field stimulation; Esophageal smooth muscle; Rho; ROCK; Y 27632

Indexed keywords

4 (1 AMINOETHYL) N (4 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; ACETYLCHOLINE; MYOSIN II; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; RHO KINASE; SERINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; LIGHT CHAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMIDES; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PYRIDINES; RHO-ASSOCIATED KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 62249193543     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2009.02.027     Document Type: Article

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