Vascular Smooth Muscle Structure and Function
Review
In: Mechanisms of Vascular Disease: A Reference Book for Vascular Specialists [Internet]. Adelaide (AU): University of Adelaide Press; 2011. 2.
Author
David P Wilson
1
Book Editors
Robert Fitridge
1
,
Matthew Thompson
2
Affiliation
1
Molecular Physiology of Vascular Function Research Group, Discipline of Physiology, University of Adelaide, South Australia
Book Affiliations
1
The University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia
2
St George’s Hospital Medical School, London, UK
PMID:
30485007
Bookshelf ID:
NBK534250
No abstract available
© The Contributors 2011.
Sections
Introduction
Smooth Muscle (Vascular) Structure
Cytoskeleton
Contractile Myofilament
Functional Regulation of Vascular Smooth Muscle: Neuronal, Hormonal, Receptor Mediated
Smooth Muscle Function
Myofilament Basis of Smooth Muscle Contraction and Relaxation
Ion Channels Important in the Regulation of Smooth Muscle Function
Endothelial Regulation of Smooth Muscle Vasodilatation
Smooth Muscle Proliferation and Vascular Remodelling
Summary
References
Publication types
Review