Transport and function of chloride in vascular smooth muscles

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-87

  Matchkov, Vladimir V ^a   Secher Dam, Vibeke ^a   Bodtkjer, Donna M Briggs ^a   Aalkjær, Christian ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arterial contraction; Chloride channel; Membrane potential; Smooth muscle cells

Indexed keywords

ANTIPORTER; CALCIUM ACTIVATED CHLORIDE CHANNEL; CHLORIDE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; CYCLIC GMP; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN TMEM16A; PROTEIN TMEM16B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHLORIDE CONDUCTANCE; CHLORIDE CURRENT; CHLORIDE TRANSPORT; DOWN REGULATION; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHLORIDE CHANNELS; CHLORIDES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 84869235520     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: 14230135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000345242     Document Type: Review

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