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Impaired pressure-induced constriction in mouse middle cerebral arteries of ASIC2 knockout mice.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology - 1 Apr 2008
Gannon Kimberly P, Vanlandingham Lauren G, Jernigan Nikki L, Grifoni Samira C, Hamilton Gina, Drummond Heather A
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Recent studies from our laboratory demonstrated the importance of mechanosensitive epithelial Na(+) channel (ENaC) proteins in pressure-induced constriction in renal and cerebral arteries. ENaC proteins are closely related to acid-sensing ion channel 2 (ASIC2), a protein known to be required for normal mechanotransduction in certain sensory neurons. However, the role of the ASIC2 protein in pressure-induced...
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