G protein-mediated stretch reception

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 302, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Storch, Ursula ^a   Mederos y Schnitzler, Michael ^a   Gudermann, Thomas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Munich Heart Alliance   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agonist independent; Angiotensin II type 1 receptor; G protein coupled receptor; Mechanosensation

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; HORMONE; ION CHANNEL; LIGAND; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMELLING; STRETCH RECEPTOR; TASTE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ENZYMES; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MECHANORECEPTORS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; RECEPTOR, ANGIOTENSIN, TYPE 1; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84858184382     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00818.2011     Document Type: Article

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