Physiological variations in ovine cerebrovascular calcium sensitivity

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 5 41-5, 1997, Pages

  Akopov, Sergey E ^a   Zhang, Lubo ^a   Pearce, William J ^a,b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate; maturation; serotonin; sheep; escin

Indexed keywords

BETA ESCIN; BIOGENIC AMINE; CALCIUM ION; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; INOSITOL 1,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; CALCIUM BINDING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FETUS; HOMEOSTASIS; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SHEEP;

EID: 0030958059     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.272.5.h2271     Document Type: Article

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