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J L Ram

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1 17 beta-Estradiol attenuates voltage-dependent Ca2+ currents in A7r5 vascular smooth muscle cell line. Am J Physiol 1994 1.16
2 Enumeration of waterborne Escherichia coli with petrifilm plates: comparison to standard methods. J Environ Qual 2003 1.04
3 Effects of pioglitazone on calcium channels in vascular smooth muscle. Hypertension 1994 0.99
4 Insulin attenuates vasopressin-induced calcium transients and a voltage-dependent calcium response in rat vascular smooth muscle cells. J Clin Invest 1991 0.95
5 Cardiovascular disease in the diabetic woman. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 0.89
6 Tamoxifen (estrogen antagonist) inhibits voltage-gated calcium current and contractility in vascular smooth muscle from rats. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1996 0.89
7 Troglitazone reduces contraction by inhibition of vascular smooth muscle cell Ca2+ currents and not endothelial nitric oxide production. Diabetes 1997 0.88
8 Insulin resistance, carbohydrate metabolism, and hypertension. Am J Hypertens 1991 0.86
9 Aplysia egg-laying hormone increases excitatory input into a retractor muscle of the buccal mass. Brain Res 1982 0.86
10 Inhibition of Rho protein stimulates iNOS expression in rat vascular smooth muscle cells. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000 0.86
11 Hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance, and hyperglycemia: contributing factors in the pathogenesis of hypertension and atherosclerosis. Am J Hypertens 1993 0.85
12 Calcium and protein kinase C mediate high-glucose-induced inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase in vascular smooth muscle cells. Hypertension 1998 0.85
13 Using zebra mussels to monitor Escherichia coli in environmental waters. J Environ Qual 2001 0.84
14 Behavioral state changes induced in Pleurobranchaea and Aplysia by serotonin. Behav Neural Biol 1982 0.83
15 In vivo and in vitro induction of germinal vesicle breakdown in a freshwater bivalve, the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas). J Exp Zool 1994 0.83
16 Regulation of Na+,K(+)-ATPase gene expression by insulin in vascular smooth muscle cells. Am J Hypertens 1993 0.82
17 Insulin like growth factor 1 increases vascular smooth muscle nitric oxide production. Life Sci 1997 0.82
18 Neuropeptide activation of an identifiable buccal ganglion motoneuron in Aplysia. Brain Res 1983 0.82
19 Insulin attenuation of vasopressin-induced calcium responses in arterial smooth muscle from Zucker rats. Endocrinology 1993 0.80
20 Effects of vasoactive mediators on the rat lung pericyte: quantitative analysis of contraction on collagen lattice matrices. Microvasc Res 1999 0.79
21 Inactivating and non-inactivating outward current channels in cell-attached patches of Helix neurons. Brain Res 1987 0.79
22 Serotonin has both excitatory and inhibitory modulatory effects on feeding muscles in Aplysia. J Neurobiol 1981 0.78
23 Acetaldehyde inhibits current through voltage-dependent calcium channels. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 1997 0.78
24 Serotonin and forskolin enhance both magnitude of contraction and relaxation rate of Aplysia dorsal extrinsic muscle independently of acetylcholine receptor. Comp Biochem Physiol C 1984 0.78
25 In vitro relaxation of phenylephrine- and angiotensin II-contracted aortic rings by beta-estradiol. Am J Hypertens 1994 0.78
26 Forskolin activation of an identified peptide-sensitive motoneurone in Aplysia. Br J Pharmacol 1983 0.78
27 High (K+) effects on the molecular weight distribution of proteins synthesized in Aplysia nervous tissue. Brain Res 1974 0.78
28 Effects of SCN substitution for Cl- on tension, [Ca2+]i, and ionic currents in vascular smooth muscle. Life Sci 1996 0.77
29 Regulation of calcium influx into buccal muscles of Aplysia by acetylcholine and serotonin. J Neurobiol 1985 0.77
30 Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) enhancement of outward current in lung pericytes. Lung 2002 0.77
31 Effects of estradiol and progesterone on platelet calcium responses. Am J Hypertens 1995 0.77
32 High levels of polysaccharides in Aplysia hepatopancreas and penis: differential effects of nutrition and development. Comp Biochem Physiol A Comp Physiol 1991 0.77
33 Extracellular calcium dependence of contracture and modulation by serotonin in buccal muscle E1 of Aplysia. J Neurobiol 1984 0.77
34 Lipopolysaccharide induces relaxation in lung pericytes by an iNOS-independent mechanism. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2000 0.77
35 Tricyclic antidepressants suppress spawning and fertilization in the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha. Comp Biochem Physiol C Pharmacol Toxicol Endocrinol 1997 0.77
36 Inhibition and sex specific induction of spawning by serotonergic ligands in the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas). Experientia 1994 0.76
37 Autoradiographic studies of the incorporation of (3H)leucine into identified neurons of Aplysia californica. Brain Res 1974 0.75
38 Hormonal control of reproduction in Busycon: laying of egg capsules caused by nervous system extracts. Biol Bull 1977 0.75
39 Effects of deionized water on sensitivity of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) to toxic chemicals. Comp Biochem Physiol Pharmacol Toxicol Endocrinol 1994 0.75
40 Cyclic GMP-stimulated phosphorylation of membrane-bound proteins from nerve roots of Aplysia californica. J Neurochem 1978 0.75
41 Do behaviorally active polypeptide hormones act at crucial "command" sites or at many sites, from "command" down to "final common paths"? Adv Exp Med Biol 1979 0.75
42 Characterization of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) sperm morphology and their motility prior to and after spawning. J Exp Zool 1995 0.75
43 Caffeine effects on buccal muscles of Aplysia. Comp Biochem Physiol C 1987 0.75
44 Interspecific induction of egg laying in Hawaiian aplysiids. Gen Comp Endocrinol 1982 0.75
45 Sensitivity of a peptide-activated neuron in Aplysia to serotonin and cyclic AMP-relevant agents. Comp Biochem Physiol C 1986 0.75
46 Interleukin-1beta-induced nitric oxide production in rat aortic endothelial cells: inhibition by estradiol in normal and high glucose cultures. Life Sci 1999 0.75
47 Amiloride inhibits contraction and serotonin modulation of Aplysia muscle. Comp Biochem Physiol C 1990 0.75
48 Cloning and sequence analysis of two cDNAs encoding cyclin A and cyclin B in the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha. Biochim Biophys Acta 1999 0.75
49 Multiple versus single modulatory targets in motor control circuits. Perspect Biol Med 1981 0.75
50 Differences in alpha2-adrenoceptor modulation of calcium channels in vascular smooth muscle cells of male and female rats. Pflugers Arch 1997 0.75
51 Hydrocortisone modulates the effect of estradiol on endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression in human endothelial cells. Life Sci 2001 0.75
52 Ionic mechanisms mediating the acetylcholine-elicited contraction in Aplysia buccal muscle. Comp Biochem Physiol Comp Physiol 1994 0.75
53 Serotonin-activated adenylate cyclase and the possible role of cyclic AMP in modulation of buccal muscle contraction in Aplysia. J Neurobiol 1983 0.75