Biology of vascular smooth muscle : vasoconstriction and dilatation

This book provides a concise yet comprehensive review of the morphological, biochemical, electrical, mechanical, and metabolic properties of vascular smooth muscle, the regulation of vascular activities and the intracellular signaling involved. It particularly focuses on recently identified vasoacti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Gao, Yuansheng (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore : Springer, 2017.
Subjects
Vascular smooth muscle.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9789811048104
9789811048098
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • Architecture of the vessel wall
  • Ultrastructure of vascular smooth muscle
  • Vascular endothelium
  • Electrical and mechanical properties of vascular smooth muscle
  • Biochemistry of the contractile proteins of smooth muscle
  • Metabolism of vascular smooth muscle
  • Neurotransmitters
  • Endothelium-derived factors
  • Local metabolic factors
  • Shear stress myogenic response and blood flow autoregulation
  • Intracellular Ca2+ regulation
  • Regulation of myosin light chain phosphorylation
  • Cyclic AMP signalling
  • Cyclic GMP signaling
  • Coronary vasoreactivity
  • Cerebral vasoreactivity
  • Pulmonary vasoreactivity
  • Hypoxic vasoreactivity
  • Ageing and vasoreactivity.

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