Abbreviations

Ang II

angiotensin II

ANOVA

analysis of variance of repeated measurements

ANP

atrial natriuretic peptide

ANP_x

ANP receptor subtype

BNP

B-type natriuretic peptide

CaM

calmodulin

CaM kinase

calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase

cAMP

cyclic adenosine monophosphate

cGMP

cyclic guanosine monophosphate

CNP

C-type natriuretic peptide

DAG

1,2-diacylglycerol

DMSO

dimethylsulfoxide

ERK

extracellular signal regulated kinase

ET

endothelin

ET_x

endothelin receptor subtype

FAK

focal adhesion tyrosine kinase

Gd³⁺

gadolinium

G proteins

guanine nucleotide-binding proteins

GDP

guanosine diphosphate

GTP

guanosine trisphosphate

HPLC

high performance liquid chromatography

IP₃

inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate

IR

immunoreactive

MAPK

mitogen-activated protein kinase

MEK

MAPK/ERK kinase

NEP

neutral endopeptidase

NO

nitric oxide

NOS

nitric oxide synthase

PI-3 kinase

phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase

PIP₂

phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate

PIP₃

phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate

PKA

cAMP-dependent protein kinase

PKC

protein kinase C

PKG

cGMP-dependent protein kinase

PLA₂

phosphoinositide phospholipase A2

PLC

phosphoinositide phospholipase C

PLD

phosphoinositide phospholipase D

PMCA

plasma membrane calcium

PP

protein phosphatase

PTK

protein tyrosine kinase

RAP

right atrial pressure

RPTK

receptor protein tyrosine kinase

RIA

radioimmunoassay

RYR

ryanodine receptor

SA

stretch-activated

SAPK

stress-activated protein kinase

SERCA

smooth endoplasmic reticulum calcium

Ser/Thr

serine / threonine

SR

sarcoplasmic reticulum

TPA

12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate

α

alfa

β

beta

δ

delta

ε

epsilon

γ

gamma

η

eta

ι

iota

θ

theta

ζ

zeta

λ

lambda