Main description:

Vascular Pharmacology: Smooth Muscle provides up-to-date information on the structure, function, signaling, and development of vascular smooth muscle. Contributors include prominent scientists and highly-recognized experts with major accomplishments in the field of vascular smooth muscle research.

Contents:

1. Nanojunctions of the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Deliver Site- and Function-Specific Calcium Signaling in Vascular Smooth Muscles 2. Calcium Channels in Vascular Smooth Muscle 3. Potassium Channels in Regulation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Contraction and Growth 4. Sodium-Calcium Exchanger in Pig Coronary Artery 5. Ca2 +/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II in Vascular Smooth Muscle 6. Protein Kinase C as Regulator of Vascular Smooth Muscle Function and Potential Target in Vascular Disorders 7. Rho-Mancing to Sensitize Calcium Signaling for Contraction in the Vasculature: Role of Rho Kinase 8. Vascular Cells in Blood Vessel Wall Development and Disease 9. Notch Signaling in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells 10. Smooth Muscle Phenotypic Diversity: Effect on Vascular Function and Drug Responses