Abbreviations
From the following article
Signal transduction in lower esophageal sphincter circular muscle
Piero Biancani and Karen M. Harnett
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo24
ACh
Acetylcholine
cDNA
complementary DNA
CoA
acetyl-coenzyme A
EFS
electric field stimulation
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
ILK
integrin-linked kinase
group I PLA2
pancreatic-like phospholipase A2
LES
lower esophageal sphincter
MAP
mitogen-activated protein kinases
MAPK
map kinase
MLCK
Ca2+-calmodulin-myosin light chain kinase
mRNA
messenger RNA
MYPT1
myosin phosphatase
NADPH
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase
NDGA
nordihydroguaiaretic acid
PA
phosphatidic acid
PAF
platelet activating factor
PGF2
prostaglandin F2
PI-PLC
phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C
PKC
protein kinase C
PLD
phospholipase D
RT-PCR
reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
SPLS2
secreted phospholipase A2
TLESR
transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation
TXA2
thromboxane A2
ZIP
zipper interacting protein
ZIPK
zipper interacting protein kinase