Differential [Ca2+]i signaling of vasoconstriction in mesenteric microvessels of normal and reduced uterine perfusion pregnant rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 295, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Chen, Wensheng ^a   Khalil, Raouf A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentration; Intracellular free calcium; Preeclampsia; Resistance vessels; Vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; CALCIUM; ENDOTHELIN 1; FURA 2; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MESENTERY BLOOD VESSEL; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERUS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; LITTER SIZE; MESENTERY; METABOLISM; MICROCIRCULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPLANCHNIC BLOOD FLOW; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOTHELIN-1; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; FEMALE; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; LITTER SIZE; MESENTERY; MICROCIRCULATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPLANCHNIC CIRCULATION; UTERUS; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 57749100169     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.90523.2008     Document Type: Article

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