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  • About
  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Myocardin a powerful SRF-coactivator required for normal smooth muscle and cardiac ventricular development /

Hoofnagle, Mark Houston. January 2008 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Virginia, 2008. / Title from title page. Includes bibliographical references. Also available online through Digital Dissertations.
22

Endothelin and nitric oxide in the fetoplacental circulation /

Sand, Anna, January 2004 (has links)
Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst., 2004. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.
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Endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization and relaxation of coronary circulationg during cardioplegic arrest of the heart

葛志東, Ge, Zhidong. January 2000 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Surgery / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy
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Investigation of the mechanisms underlying the contractile action of prostanoid EP3-receptor agonists on vascular smooth muscle. / CUHK electronic theses & dissertations collection

January 2001 (has links)
shum Wai Chi. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-279). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese.
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Study on the vascular actions of sulfonylurea drugs.

January 1999 (has links)
Wai Kei Chan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 155-164). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1. --- Sulfonylureas --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2. --- Biological action of sulfonylurea drugs --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Effects on pancreatic β cells --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.2. --- Effects on cardiac myocytes --- p.7 / Chapter 1.2.3. --- Effects on smooth muscle cells --- p.11 / Chapter 1.2.4. --- Effects on endothelial cells --- p.14 / Chapter 1.3. --- Side effects and toxicity --- p.15 / Chapter 1.4. --- Objectives of the present study --- p.17 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Methods and Marterials / Chapter 2.1. --- Tissue and Cell Preparation --- p.20 / Chapter 2.1.1. --- Preparation of the isolated rat aorta and mesenteric artery --- p.20 / Chapter 2.1.2. --- Removal of the functional endothelium --- p.20 / Chapter 2.1.3. --- Cell culture --- p.21 / Chapter 2.1.3.1. --- Materials --- p.21 / Chapter 2.1.3.2. --- Aortic smooth muscle cells in primary culture --- p.21 / Chapter 2.1.3.3. --- Aortic endothelial cells in primary culture --- p.23 / Chapter 2.1.3.4. --- Cultured rat aortic smooth muscle cell line (A7r5) --- p.23 / Chapter 2.1.3.5. --- Cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cell line (ECV-304) --- p.24 / Chapter 2.1.3.6. --- Cell subculture --- p.24 / Chapter 2.1.3.7. --- Immunostaining of endothelial cells in primary culture --- p.24 / Chapter 2.2. --- Organ Bath Set-up --- p.25 / Chapter 2.3. --- Force Measurement --- p.28 / Chapter 2.3.1. --- Vascular action of glibenclamide --- p.28 / Chapter 2.3.1.1. --- Antagonistic effect of glibenclamide on relaxation induced by K+ channel openers --- p.28 / Chapter 2.3.1.2. --- Relaxant response of glibenclamide --- p.29 / Chapter 2.3.1.3. --- Role of endothelium-derived vasoactive factors in glibenclamide induced relaxation --- p.29 / Chapter 2.3.1.4. --- Effect of endothelial prostanoids in glibenclamide-induced relaxation --- p.30 / Chapter 2.3.1.5. --- Effects of putative K+ channel blockers on glibenclamide-induced relaxation --- p.30 / Chapter 2.3.1.6. --- Effect of glibenclamide on high K+- and CaCl2-induced contraction --- p.31 / Chapter 2.3.1.7. --- Effect of glibenclamide on prostaglandin F2α-induced contraction --- p.32 / Chapter 2.3.1.8. --- Effect of glibenclamide on protein kinase C-mediated contraction --- p.32 / Chapter 2.3.2. --- Vascular action of glipizide --- p.33 / Chapter 2.3.3. --- Vascular action of tolbutamide --- p.33 / Chapter 2.3.3.1. --- Contractile response of tolbutamide --- p.33 / Chapter 2.3.3.2. --- Effects of inhibitors of endothelium-derived factors --- p.33 / Chapter 2.3.3.3. --- Effects of inhibitors of Ca2+ influx --- p.34 / Chapter 2.3.3.4. --- Effect of protein kinase C inhibitor --- p.34 / Chapter 2.3.3.5. --- Effects of neural factors --- p.34 / Chapter 2.4. --- Cyclic GMP measurement --- p.35 / Chapter 2.4.1. --- Material --- p.35 / Chapter 2.4.2. --- Methods --- p.35 / Chapter 2.4.2.1. --- Tissue preparation --- p.35 / Chapter 2.4.2.2. --- Plasma and tissue according to protocols provided by Amersham --- p.35 / Chapter 2.4.2.3. --- Cyclic GMP content measurement --- p.36 / Chapter 2.4.2.4. --- Protein content measurement --- p.39 / Chapter 2.4.2.5. --- Cyclic GMP measurement protocol --- p.40 / Chapter 2.5. --- Ca2+ measurement --- p.40 / Chapter 2.5.1. --- Materials --- p.40 / Chapter 2.5.1.1. --- PTI RatioMaster Fluorescence System --- p.40 / Chapter 2.5.1.2. --- Confocal Imaging System --- p.42 / Chapter 2.5.2. --- Method --- p.42 / Chapter 2.5.3. --- Protocols for Ca2+ measurement --- p.45 / Chapter 2.5.3.1. --- Effect of glibenclamide in endothelial cells --- p.45 / Chapter 2.5.3.2. --- Effect of glibenclamide in vascular smooth muscle cells --- p.45 / Chapter 2.5.3.3. --- Effect of tolbutamide in vascular smooth muscle cells --- p.46 / Chapter 2.6. --- Cell proliferation --- p.45 / Chapter 2.6.1. --- Materials --- p.45 / Chapter 2.6.2. --- Method --- p.46 / Chapter 2.6.3. --- Protocols for cell proliferation --- p.47 / Chapter 2.6.3.1. --- Effect of glibenclamide on endothelial cell proliferation --- p.47 / Chapter 2.6.3.2. --- Effect of glibenclamide on aortic smooth muscle cell proliferation --- p.47 / Chapter 2.7. --- Chemicals and solutions --- p.48 / Chapter 2.8. --- Statistical analysis --- p.50 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Results / Chapter 3.1. --- Glibenclamide --- p.51 / Chapter 3.1.1. --- Effect of glibenclamide on the K+ channel activity --- p.51 / Chapter 3.1.2. --- Relaxant response of glibenclamide --- p.55 / Chapter 3.1.3. --- Effects of inhibitors of nitric oxide activity on glibenclamide- induced relaxation --- p.57 / Chapter 3.1.4. --- Role of endothelial relaxing prostanoids in glibenclamide-induced relaxation --- p.69 / Chapter 3.1.5. --- Effect of putative K+ channel blockers on glibenclamide-induced relaxation --- p.73 / Chapter 3.1.6. --- Effect of glibenclamide on high K+-induced arterial contraction --- p.75 / Chapter 3.1.7. --- Effect of glibenclamide on protein kinase C-mediated contraction --- p.83 / Chapter 3.1.8. --- Effect of glibenclamide on prostaglandin F2α-induced contraction --- p.83 / Chapter 3.2 --- Glipizide --- p.85 / Chapter 3.2.1. --- Relaxant response of glipizide --- p.85 / Chapter 3.3. --- Tolbutamide --- p.91 / Chapter 3.3.1. --- Contractile response to tolbutamide --- p.91 / Chapter 3.3.2. --- Effects of endothelium-derived factors --- p.94 / Chapter 3.3.3. --- Effects of inhibitors of Ca2+ influx on tolbutamide-induced contraction --- p.98 / Chapter 3.3.4. --- "Effects of forskolin, sodium nitroprusside, staurosporine on tolbutamide-induced contraction" --- p.102 / Chapter 3.3.5. --- Effect of neural factors --- p.106 / Chapter 3.4. --- Effect of glibenclamide on cGMP levels --- p.112 / Chapter 3.5. --- Effect of glibenclamide on intracellular[Ca2+ ] in cultured endothelial cells --- p.112 / Chapter 3.6. --- Effect of glibenclamide on intracellular [Ca2+] in cultured aortic smooth muscle cells --- p.115 / Chapter 3.7. --- Effect of tolbutamide on intracellular [Ca2+] in cultured aortic smooth muscle cells --- p.121 / Chapter 3.8. --- Effect of glibenclamide on proliferation of cultured endothelial cells --- p.121 / Chapter 3.9. --- Effect of glibenclamide on proliferation of cultured aortic smooth muscle cells --- p.123 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Discussion / Chapter 4.1. --- Effect of glibenclamide --- p.133 / Chapter 4.2. --- Effect of glipizide --- p.143 / Chapter 4.3. --- Effect of tolbutamide --- p.144 / Chapter 4.4. --- Conclusion --- p.152 / References --- p.155 / Publications --- p.163
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Action and interaction of calcitonin gene-related peptide and nitric oxide on vascular smooth muscle. / CUHK electronic theses & dissertations collection / Digital dissertation consortium

January 1999 (has links)
Lu Lifang. / "November 1999." / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (p. (192-228). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Myoplasmic calcium regulation and the function of nucleotide and endothelin receptors in models of coronary artery disease /

Hill, Brent J. F., January 2000 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri--Columbia, 2000. / "August 2000." Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 186-210). Also available on the Internet.
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Expression of adiponectin receptors by vascular smooth muscle cells

Stevenson, Meredith J. Fay, William P. January 2009 (has links)
The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on January 5, 2010). Thesis advisor: William P. Fay. Includes bibliographical references
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Effects of endothelin-1 on coronary smooth muscle after chronic diabetes, atherogenic diet, and therapy /

Lee, Dexter L., January 2000 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri--Columbia, 2000. / "May 2000." Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 152-178). Also available on the Internet.
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Regulation of coronary smooth muscle intracellular Ca²⁺ levels in porcine models of hyperlipidemia, diabetic dyslipidemia, and exercise training /

Witczak, Carol A. January 2003 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri--Columbia, 2003. / "May 2003." Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 121-137).

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