Regulation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Function: 2 (Colloquium Series on Integrated Systems Physiology: From Molecule to Function)

by D . Neil Granger (Series Editor), JoeyGranger (Series Editor), RaoufKhalil (Author)

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  Paperback
  2010

  $33.78

  Vascular smooth muscle (VSM) constitutes most of the tunica media in blood vessels and plays an important role in the control of vascular tone. Ca2+ is a major regulator of VSM contraction and is strictly regulated by an intricate system of Ca2+ mobilization and Ca2+ homeostatic mechanisms.