Patterns of excitation-contraction coupling in arterioles: Dependence on time and concentration

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 1 43-1, 1998, Pages

  Xia, J ^a,b   Duling, B R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell to cell communication; Conduction; Electromechanical coupling; Signaling

Indexed keywords

PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHEEK POUCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; GUINEA PIG; HAMSTER; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMALL INTESTINE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

EID: 0031891718     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1998.274.1.h323     Document Type: Article

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