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Inhibition of vascular smooth muscle inward-rectifier K+ channels restores myogenic tone in mouse urinary bladder arterioles.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 1 May 2017
Tykocki Nathan R, Bonev Adrian D, Longden Thomas A, Heppner Thomas J, Nelson Mark T
Abstract excerpt
Prolonged decreases in urinary bladder blood flow are linked to overactive and underactive bladder pathologies. However, the mechanisms regulating bladder vascular reactivity are largely unknown. To investigate these mechanisms, we examined myogenic and vasoactive properties of mouse bladder feed arterioles (BFAs). Unlike similar-sized arterioles from other vascular beds, BFAs failed to constrict in response to...
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