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RhoA Activation Contributes to Sex Differences in Vascular Contractions

Daniel W. Nuno, Victoria P. Korovkina, Sarah K. England, Kathryn G. Lamping

Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 2007 · 30 citations · 29 references

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Abstract

We conclude that increased contractions to serotonin in aorta from male mice are attributable to differences in RhoA/Rho-kinase activation in smooth muscle independent of differences in the expression of RhoA or Rho-kinase.

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Inhibition of Myosin Phosphatase by Upregulated Rho-Kinase Plays a Key Role for Coronary Artery Spasm in a Porcine Model With Interleukin-1β

Tadashi Kandabashi, Hiroaki Shimokawa, Kenji Miyata et al. · Circulation · 2000 · 286 citations

Ca <sup>2+</sup> -Dependent Activation of Rho and Rho Kinase in Membrane Depolarization–Induced and Receptor Stimulation–Induced Vascular Smooth Muscle Contraction

Sotaro Sakurada, Noriko Takuwa, Naotoshi Sugimoto et al. · Circulation Research · 2003 · 284 citations · Full text

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Vascular estrogen receptors and endothelium-derived nitric oxide production in the mouse aorta. Gender difference and effect of estrogen receptor gene disruption.

Gabor M. Rubanyi, Ana D. Freay, Katalin Kauser et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1997 · 269 citations · Full text

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Molecular cloning of a novel phosphorylation‐dependent inhibitory protein of protein phosphatase‐1 (CPI17) in smooth muscle: its specific localization in smooth muscle<sup>1</sup>

Masumi Eto, Shingo Senba, Fumi Morita et al. · FEBS Letters · 1997 · 248 citations

Expression of CPI‐17 and myosin phosphatase correlates with Ca<sup>2+</sup> sensitivity of protein kinase C‐induced contraction in rabbit smooth muscle

Terence P. Woodsome, Masumi Eto, Allen D. Everett et al. · The Journal of Physiology · 2001 · 239 citations · Full text

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