Dependency of endothelial cell function on vascular smooth muscle cells in guinea-pig mesenteric arteries and arterioles

Journal of Smooth Muscle Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 77-85

  Yamamoto, Yoshimichi ^a,b   Suzuki, Hikaru ^b  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

EDHF; Endothelial cell; Gap junction; Membrane potential; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GAP JUNCTION; GUINEA PIG; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; WHOLE CELL;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; MESENTERY; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 21044444654     PISSN: 09168737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1540/jsmr.41.77     Document Type: Article

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