Cholinergic regulation of pericyte-containing retinal microvessels

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 284, Issue 6 53-6, 2003, Pages

  Wu, David M ^a   Kawamura, Hajime ^a   Sakagami, Kenji ^a   Kobayashi, Masato ^a   Puro, Donald G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Capillary; Chloride current; Muscarinic; Vasoactive

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCIUM; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; FURA 2; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CHLORIDE CURRENT; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHESIS; ION CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION; PERICYTE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RETINA CAPILLARY; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0037767378     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01007.2002     Document Type: Article

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