The dynamic regulation of blood vessel caliber

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 391-395

  Brophy, Colleen M ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACTIN; CALCIUM; CALDESMON; CALPONIN; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYCLIC GMP; DESMIN; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; MYOSIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; PHOSPHATASE; PROSTACYCLIN; RHO KINASE; TROPOMYOSIN; VIMENTIN;

BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

EID: 0033963894     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(00)90169-1     Document Type: Article

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