The endothelium in compliance and resistance vessels

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Volumn 3 S, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 730-744

  Triggle, Chris R ^a   Ding, Hong ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Calcium Pulsars; Calcium Sensing Receptor; Calcium Activated Potassium Channels; Connexins; Endothelial Cell; Endothelial Dysfunction; Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase; Endothelium; Endothelium Dependent Hyperpolarization; Endothelium Derived Hyperpolarizing Factor; Microdomains; Myo Endothelial Gap Junctions; Nitric Oxide; Review

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM SENSING RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED CONSTRICTING FACTOR; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; ENDOTHELIUM DEPENDENT HYPERPOLARIZATION FACTOR; ENDOTHELIUM-DEPENDENT HYPERPOLARIZATION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENDOTHELIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION; CELL JUNCTION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; VASCULAR DISEASES; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATION;

EID: 79955949556     PISSN: 19450516     EISSN: 19450524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/s183     Document Type: Article

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