Chapados et al., Circ Res 2006
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Finally, we showed that inhibition of ROCK activity suppresses SMC TN-C expression and disease progression in hypertensive rat PAs
Patel et al., Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2007
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To examine the molecular bases for the myogenic tone in the IAS, the present studies focused on the role of RhoA/ROCK in the SMC isolated from the IAS vs. the adjoining phasic tissues of the rectal smooth muscle ( RSM ) and anococcygeus smooth muscle ( ASM ) of rat