Vascular Pharmacology Smooth Muscle Advances in Pharmacology Series

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.

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. Ca^2 +/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

• Presents a must read reference on vascular smooth muscle physiology and pharmacology
• Contains up-to-date information on the structure, function, signaling, and development of vascular smooth muscle
• Includes contributors from prominent scientists and highly-recognized experts with major accomplishments in the field of vascular smooth muscle research