Cellular Aspects of Smooth Muscle Function

Zusammenfassung This 1997 book provides a review of our understanding of smooth muscle and integrates molecular! cellular and physiological information with tissue and anatomical studies. Well-known researchers have written chapters giving detailed reviews of our current knowledge of the biochemistry! pharmacology! physiology! and anatomy of smooth muscle. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Morphology of smooth muscle Giorgio Gabella; 2. Calcium homeostasis in smooth muscles Jonathan D. Miller and Mary E. Carsten; 3. Ionic currents in visceral smooth muscles C. Y. Kao; 4. Excitatory muscarinic regulation of ion channels smooth muscle Luke J. Janssen and Steven M. Sims; 5. Mechanics of smooth muscle contraction Richard A. Meiss; 6. Regulation of smooth muscle contraction by myosin phosphorylation R. Ann Word and Kristine Kamm; 7. Structure and function of the thin filament proteins of smooth muscle Joseph M. Chalovich and Gabriele Pfitzer; Index.

Product details

• Authors: C. Y. Kao, C.y. Carsten Kao
• Assisted by: Mary E. Carsten (Editor), Carsten Mary E. (Editor), C. Y. Kao (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.09.2005
• EAN: 9780521018609
• ISBN: 978-0-521-01860-9
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biochemistry, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biophysics, biochemistry, Cellular biology (cytology), Zoology and animal sciences