Vasodilator coordination via membrane conduction

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 293, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Hermsmeyer, R Kent ^a   Thompson, Theresa L ^a  

^a Dimera Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; ANGIOTENSIN; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL T TYPE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL 1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYL) ETHER N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID; ION CHANNEL; NICKEL; SODIUM CHANNEL; STEROID HORMONE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; CREMASTER MUSCLE; CYTOLOGY; EDITORIAL; ELECTRICITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MICROCIRCULATION; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASOMOTOR REFLEX; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; MICE; MICROCIRCULATION; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; SODIUM CHANNELS; VASODILATION; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 34548418591     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00709.2007     Document Type: Editorial

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