Rock 'n' rho: Regulation of ion channels

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 296, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Jin, Li Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RHOB GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOSKELETON; EDITORIAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETON; DELAYED RECTIFIER POTASSIUM CHANNELS; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RHO-ASSOCIATED KINASES; RHOA GTP-BINDING PROTEIN;

EID: 66249092443     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00185.2009     Document Type: Editorial

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