Information Networks in the Arterial Wall.
The main task of the arterial system is to secure an adequate supply of oxygen to organs. This fact implies the integration of multiple signals in the vascular wall. This review deals with the exchange of information between and among smooth muscle and endothelial cells through gap junctions in the vessel walls of arteries and arterioles.
Bény
Jean-Louis
JL
Department of Zoology and Animal Biology at Geneva University, Sciences III, 30 quai E. Ansermet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.