Disruption of smooth muscle gap junctions attenuates myogenic vasoconstriction of mesenteric resistance arteries

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 287, Issue 6 56-6, 2004, Pages

  Earley, Scott ^a,b   Resta, Thomas C ^a   Walker, Benjimen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin; Mechanosensitivity; Membrane potential

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 43; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROTEIN GAP27; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TARGETING; RAT; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CALCIUM; CONNEXINS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GAP JUNCTIONS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PHENYLEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 9344245189     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00016.2004     Document Type: Article

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