Involvement of myoendothelial gap junctions in the actions of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor

Circulation Research

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1108-1113

  Sandow, Shaun L ^a   Tare, Marianne ^a   Coleman, Harold A ^a   Hill, Caryl E ^a   Parkington, Helena C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electrical coupling; Endothelium; Endothelium derived hyperpolarizing factor; Myoendothelial gap junctions; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTERY MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GAP JUNCTION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; CONNEXINS; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMORAL ARTERY; GAP JUNCTIONS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0037205263     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.0000019756.88731.83     Document Type: Article

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