Molecular Sensors for Cardiovascular Homeostasis

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Wang, Donna H. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2007.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Human genetics.; Molecular biology.; Cardiology.; Biomedical engineering.; Medicine & Public Health.; Biomedical Engineering.; Human Genetics.; Molecular Medicine.

Molecular Sensors for Cardiovascular Homeostasis Donna H. Wang, MD, FAHA, FAAN Biological homeostasis is maintained via intact function of an array of molecules detecting changes of microenvironments inside and outside of the biological system. These molecules including cell membrane proteins and io...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The DEG/ENaC Family
• The Role of DEG/ENaC Ion Channels in Sensory Mechanotransduction
• ASICs Function as Cardiac Lactic Acid Sensors During Myocardial Ischemia
• Molecular Components of Neural Sensory Transduction
• The TRP Family
• TRP Channels as Molecular Sensors of Physical Stimuli in the Cardiovascular System
• TRPV1 in Central Cardiovascular Control
• TRPV1 as a Molecular Transducer for Salt and Water Homeostasis
• Functional Interaction Between ATP and TRPV1 Receptors
• TRPV4 and Hypotonic Stress
• Other Ion Channels and Biosensors
• Ion Channels in Shear Stress Sensing in Vascular Endothelium
• Redox Signaling in Oxygen Sensing by Vessels
• Impedance Spectroscopy and Quartz Crystal Microbalance.