Evidence that actomyosin cross bridges contribute to "passive" tension in detrusor smooth muscle

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 298, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Ratz, Paul H ^a   Speich, John E ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

Author keywords

Muscle mechanics; Rho kinase; Triton X 100 permeabilization; Urinary bladder

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIAMINO 1,4 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYLTHIO) 2,3 DICYANOBUTADIENE; 2 [1 (3 DIMETHYLAMINOPROPYL) 3 INDOLYL] 3 (3 INDOLYL)MALEIMIDE; BLEBBISTATIN; FORSKOLIN; H 1152; INDOMETACIN; LATRUNCULIN B; MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RHO KINASE INHIBITOR; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WORTMANNIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77952689529     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00635.2009     Document Type: Article

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