Intercellular Communication in the Vascular Wall: A Modeling Perspective

Microcirculation

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 391-402

  Nagaraja, Sridevi ^a   Kapela, Adam ^a   Tsoukias, Nikolaos M ^a  

^a Florida International University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ca2+ and IP3 fluxes; Intercellular signaling; Myoendothelial projections

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRIC CURRENT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; ION TRANSPORT; IONS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; SECOND MESSENGER SYSTEMS;

EID: 84863762727     PISSN: 10739688     EISSN: 15498719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-8719.2012.00171.x     Document Type: Review

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