Regulation of blood flow in the microcirculation: Role of conducted vasodilation

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 202, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 271-284

  Bagher, P ^a   Segal, S S ^a,b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascending vasodilation; Blood flow control; Endothelium; Exercise; Gap junctions; Ion channels; Vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL;

BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL INNERVATION; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CAPILLARY; CONDUCTED VASODILATION; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROVASCULATURE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PARENCHYMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL; VASODILATATION; WORK CAPACITY; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; ARTERIOLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; CELL COMMUNICATION; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEMODYNAMICS; ION CHANNELS; MICROCIRCULATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASODILATION; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 79959867621     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: 17481716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2010.02244.x     Document Type: Review

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