Gap junctions synchronize vascular tone within the microcirculation

Pharmacological Reports

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 68-74

  Schmidt, Volker J ^a   Wölfle, Stephanie E ^a   Boettcher, Markus ^a   de Wit, Cor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arterioles; Conducted response; Endothelium; Gap junctions

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; NITRIC OXIDE; RENIN;

BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CHANNEL GATING; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; ION TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RENIN RELEASE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

EID: 42549144064     PISSN: 22995684     EISSN: 22995684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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