Pregnancy downregulates actin polymerization and pressure-dependent myogenic tone in ovine uterine arteries

Hypertension

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1009-1015

  Xiao, Daliao ^a   Huang, Xiaohui ^a   Yang, Shumei ^b   Longo, Lawrence D ^a   Zhang, Lubo ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

actin polymerization; myogenic tone; pregnancy; protein kinase C; steroids; uterine artery

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CALCIUM; CYTOCHALASIN B; ESTRADIOL; FULVESTRANT; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN KINASE C; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; INTESTINE PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; STEADY STATE; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS CONTRACTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ACTINS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CYTOCHALASIN B; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; PROTEIN KINASE C; SHEEP; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 78149244262     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.110.159137     Document Type: Article

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