@article{756332,
      recid = {756332},
      author = {Levitan, Irena, and Dopico, Alex M.,},
      title = {Vascular ion channels in physiology and disease  [electronic resource] /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xvii, 431 pages) :},
      note = {Includes index.},
      abstract = {Ion channels are the major class of membrane proteins  responsible for rapid and regulated transport of ions  across biological membranes and for the generation and  propagation of electrical signals in the brain, heart, and  skeletal and vascular tissues. Ion channels are also known  to play critical roles in regulation of cell proliferation,  insulin secretion and intracellular signaling in a variety  of cell types. This book focuses on the roles of ion  channels in vascular tissues under normal and pathological  conditions. Vascular abnormalities are known to underlie a  plethora of severe pathological conditions, such as  atherosclerosis, systemic and pulmonary hypertension,  coronary or cerebral vasospasm, and diabetes. In addition,  misregulated angiogenesis is one of the major contributors  to the development of tumors. Therefore, it is clearly  imperative to obtain a better understanding of the  molecular mechanisms that contribute to vascular disorders.  This book will be the first comprehensive assembly of  assays to present the studies that have been done during  the last decade to elucidate the roles of ion channels in  different vascular diseases.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/756332},
}