Masatoshi Masuo

G protein-mediated inhibition of myosin light-chain phosphatase in vascular smooth muscle.

Takio Kitazawa, Masatoshi Masuo, A P Somlyo · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1991 · 322 citations · Full text

G Protein-mediated Inhibition, Muscle Function, Cytoskeleton +25

Myosin light chain phosphatase activities and the effects of phosphatase inhibitors in tonic and phasic smooth muscle.

Meng Gong, Philip Cohen, Takehisa Kitazawa et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1992 · 211 citations · Full text

Muscle Function, Cytoskeleton, Mechanotransduction +20

A novel mechanism for the Ca(2+)-sensitizing effect of protein kinase C on vascular smooth muscle: inhibition of myosin light chain phosphatase.

Masatoshi Masuo, S Reardon, Mitsuo Ikebe et al. · The Journal of General Physiology · 1994 · 182 citations · Full text

Muscle Function, Mlc Kinase, Cytoskeleton +23

Noninvasive method to obtain input function for measuring tissue glucose utilization of thoracic and abdominal organs.

Tohru Ohtake, Naoko Kosaka, Toshiaki Watanabe et al. · PubMed · 1991 · 130 citations

Whole Blood, Tissue Glucose Utilization, Positron Emission Tomography +18

Fiberoptic observation of thrombosis and thrombolysis in isolated human coronary arteries

Yasumi Uchida, Masatoshi Masuo, Takanobu Tomaru et al. · American Heart Journal · 1986 · 44 citations

Thrombosis, Vascular Disease, Cardiovascular Disease +10