Heterogeneity in cytosolic calcium regulation among different microvascular smooth muscle cells of the rat retina

Microvascular Research

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 233-242

  Scholfield, C Norman ^a   Curtis, Tim M ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arterioles; Calcium; Endothelin; L type Ca2+ channels; Microvessels; Retina; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; FURA 2; POTASSIUM ION; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; MALE; MICROFLUOROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034107693     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mvre.1999.2227     Document Type: Article

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