Elastic and muscular arteries differ in structure, basal NO production and voltage-gated Ca2+-channels

Elastic and muscular arteries differ in structure, basal NO production and voltage-gated Ca2+-channels

In the last decades, the search for mechanisms underlying progressive arterial stiffening and for interventions to avoid or reverse this process has gained much attention. In general, arterial stiffening displays regional variation and is, for example, during aging more prominent in elastic than in...

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Main Authors: Arthur J.A. Leloup, Cor E. Van Hove, Annick eHeykers, Dorien M. Schrijvers, Guido R.Y. De Meyer, Paul eFransen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
Diltiazem
arterial stiffness
arterial compliance
voltage-gated calcium channels
Elastic arteries
Muscular arteries
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2015.00375/full

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