Human Urotensin II–Induced Contraction and Arterial Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation Are Mediated by RhoA and Rho-Kinase
- 8 June 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation Research
- Vol. 88 (11) , 1102-1104
- https://doi.org/10.1161/hh1101.092034
Abstract
The aim of this work was to investigate the coupling of human urotensin II (hU-II) to RhoA activation and regulation of RhoA-dependent functions. The use of the Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632 and the...Keywords
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