The differential hypothesis: A provocative rationalization of the conducted vasomotor response

Microcirculation

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 226-236

  Tran, Cam Ha T ^a   Welsh, Donald G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arteries; Cell cell conduction; Endothelial cells; Gap junctions; Ion channels; Smooth muscle cells

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE ION; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DEPOLARIZATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MICROCIRCULATION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; ORGAN BLOOD FLOW; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TISSUE BLOOD FLOW; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION; VASOMOTOR REFLEX; VASOSPASM;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CORONARY VASOSPASM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MICROCIRCULATION; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASODILATION; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 77950251056     PISSN: 10739688     EISSN: 15498719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-8719.2010.00022.x     Document Type: Review

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