Rho-associated kinase plays a role in rabbit urethral smooth muscle contraction, but not via enhanced myosin light chain phosphorylation

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 300, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Walsh, Michael P ^a   Thornbury, Keith ^b   Cole, William C ^a   Sergeant, Gerard ^b   Hollywood, Mark ^b   McHale, Noel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b DUNDALK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cofilin; Myosin light chain phosphatase; Urethra; Urinary continence

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; COFILIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN PHOSPHATASE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RHO KINASE; RHO KINASE INHIBITOR;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; MALE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; URETHRA;

EID: 78651324925     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00011.2010     Document Type: Article

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