Mechanisms of Vascular Smooth Muscle Contraction and the Basis for Pharmacologic Treatment of Smooth Muscle Disorders

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SIRT1, a Longevity Gene, Downregulates Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Expression in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

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Constitutively active L-type Ca 2+ channels

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Phosphorylation of the regulatory subunit of smooth muscle protein phosphatase 1M at Thr850 induces its dissociation from myosin

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Protective roles of SIRT1 in atherosclerosis

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Histone deacetylase HDAC8 associates with smooth muscle α‐actin and is essential for smooth muscle cell contractility

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Rho Kinase Differentially Regulates Phosphorylation of Nonmuscle Myosin II Isoforms A and B during Cell Rounding and Migration

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Association of Hypertension Drug Target Genes With Blood Pressure and Hypertension in 86 588 Individuals

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C825T Polymorphism of the G Protein β 3 -Subunit and Antihypertensive Response to a Thiazide Diuretic

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