Remote arteriolar dilations in response to muscle contraction under capillaries

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 6 47-6, 2000, Pages

  Cohen, Kenneth D ^a   Berg, Bradley R ^a   Sarelius, Ingrid H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell signaling; Conducted dilation; Gap junctions; Microcirculation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; GAP JUNCTION; HAMSTER; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0033920618     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2000.278.6.h1916     Document Type: Article

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