Table of Contents:
  • Preface / Raouf A. Khalil
  • Nanojunctions of the sarcoplasmic reticulum deliver site- and function-specific calcium signaling in vascular smooth muscles / A.M. Evans
  • Calcium channels in vascular smooth muscle / D. Ghosh, A.U. Syed, M.P. Prada, M.A. Nystoriak, L.F. Santana, M. Nieves-Cintrón, M.F. Navedo
  • Potassium channels in regulation of vascular smooth muscle contraction and growth / W.F. Jackson
  • Sodium-calcium exchanger in pig coronary artery / A.K. Grover
  • Ca²⁺/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II in vascular smooth muscle / F.Z. Saddouk, R. Ginnan, H.A. Singer
  • Protein kinase C as regulator of vascular smooth muscle function and potential target in vascular disorders / H.C. Ringvold, R.A. Khalil
  • Rho-mancing to sensitize calcium signaling for contraction in the vasculature: role of rho kinase / T. Szasz, R.C. Webb
  • Vascular cells in blood vessel wall development and disease / R. Mazurek, J.M. Dave, R.R. Chandran, A. Misra, A.Q. Sheikh, D.M. Greif
  • Notch signaling in vascular smooth muscle cells / J.T. Baeten, B. Lilly
  • Smooth muscle phenotypic diversity : effect on vascular function and drug responses / S.A. Fisher.