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| Title |
Biophysical characteristics of gap junctions in vascular wall cells: implications for vascular biology and disease
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| Published in |
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, April 2000
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| DOI | 10.1590/s0100-879x2000000400007 |
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| Authors |
P.R. Brink, J. Ricotta, G.J. Christ |
| Abstract |
The role gap junction channels play in the normal and abnormal functioning of the vascular wall is the subject of much research. The biophysical properties of gap junctions are an essential component in understanding how gap junctions function to allow coordinated relaxation and contraction of vascular smooth muscle. This study reviews the properties thus far elucidated and relates those properties to tissue function. We ask how biophysical and structural properties such as gating, permselectivity, subconductive states and channel type (heteromeric vs homotypic vs heterotypic) might affect vascular smooth muscle tone. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 20 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 5% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 5% |
| Canada | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 17 | 85% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 6 | 30% |
| Professor | 4 | 20% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 10% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 2 | 10% |
| Other | 2 | 10% |
| Unknown | 2 | 10% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 50% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 10% |
| Mathematics | 1 | 5% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1 | 5% |
| Chemistry | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 4 | 20% |