title: Calcium channels in vascular smooth muscle cells.
abstract: Control of intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) is critical to vascular smooth muscle function. Calcium channels are the major route by which Ca2+ enters the smooth muscle cell. This article reviews the types of calcium channel present in vascular smooth muscle cells and their physiological and biochemical regulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacology, St. Mary's Hospital Medical School, Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, London, UK.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D015290:Second Messenger Systems / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels