title: Point: release of an endothelium-derived vasoconstrictor and RhoA/Rho kinase-mediated calcium sensitization of smooth muscle cell contraction are/are not the main effectors for full and sustained hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, The University of Georgia, Athens, USA. troberts@vet.uga.edu
authors.forename: Tom P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Robertson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D020013:Calcium Signaling; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D016232:Endothelins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D014661:Vasoconstriction; D054460:rho-Associated Kinases; D020742:rhoA GTP-Binding Protein / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D019332:Endothelin-1; D016232:Endothelins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D054460:rho-Associated Kinases; D020742:rhoA GTP-Binding Protein; D002118:Calcium