Chapter Eleven - Intrinsic regulation of microvascular tone by myoendothelial feedback circuits
The endothelium is an important regulator of arterial vascular tone, acting to release nitric oxide (NO) and open Ca2 +-activated K+ (KCa) channels to relax vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). While agonists acting at endothelial cell (EC) receptors are widely used to assess the ability of the end...
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Academic Press
2020
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