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Effect Of Forskolin On Actin Polymerization In Cultured Vascular Smooth Muscle, Mary Janay Bailey Jan 2001

Effect Of Forskolin On Actin Polymerization In Cultured Vascular Smooth Muscle, Mary Janay Bailey

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Increases in intracellular cyclic AMP levels have been shown to affect vascular smooth muscle morphology. In the present study, effects of elevated cyclic AMP levels on actin polymerization were assessed to determine whether cyclic AMP induces specific changes in cytoskeletal proteins of vascular smooth muscle cells. Forskolin was used to increase intracellular cyclic AMP levels through direct activation of adenylate cyclase. Light and Electron microscopy was employed to appraise changes in the shape of vascular smooth muscle cells. Confocal microscopy was used to reveal cytoskeletal changes after exposure to M forskolin for increasing intervals of time. Differences in the expression …


Effects Of Antimetabolites On Sclerotium Rolfsii Growth And Oxalic Acid Production, Ezikiel Okafor-Agilo Jan 2001

Effects Of Antimetabolites On Sclerotium Rolfsii Growth And Oxalic Acid Production, Ezikiel Okafor-Agilo

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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