A mathematical model of vasoreactivity in rat mesenteric arterioles: I. Myoendothelial communication

Microcirculation

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 694-713

  Kapela, Adam ^a   Bezerianos, Anastasios ^b   Tsoukias, Nikolaos M ^a  

^a The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Calcium dynamics; Computer simulations; EDHF; Gap junctions; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE ION; CYCLIC GMP; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HEART MUSCLE CAPILLARY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MESENTERIC ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

RATTUS;

EID: 70350647308     PISSN: 10739688     EISSN: 15498719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10739680903177539     Document Type: Article

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