Endothelium [Hardcover]

Endothelium, the new volume in the Advances in Pharmacology series, presents readers with a variety of chapters that cover various endothelium-derived mediators and their changes with gender, and during vascular development, senescence, and hypertensive disorders.

Topics include endothelium, nitric oxide, gap junctions, potassium channels, endothelin, vascular development, vascular permeability, gender, aging, and preeclampsia. With contributions from the best authors in the field, the volume is an essential resource for pharmacologists, immunologists, and biochemists alike.

• Contains contributions from the best authors in the field
• Provides an essential resource for pharmacologists, immunologists, and biochemists
• Covers endothelium-derived mediators and their changes

1. The Endothelium-Dependent Nitric Oxide-cGMP Pathway

Fabiola Zakia M?nica, Ka Bian and Ferid Murad

2. Transcriptional and Post Translational Regulation of eNOS in the Endothelium

David J.R. Fulton

3. Endothelial Small and Intermediate Conductance K Channels and Endothelium-Dependent Hyperpolarization as Drug Target in Cardiovascular Disease

Ralf K?hler, Aida Oliv?n-Viguera and Heike Wulff

4. Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acids and 20-Hydroxyeisosatetraenoic Acid on Endothelial and Vascular Function

John D Imig

5. Endothelin-1 Biosynthesis, Signaling and Vasoreactivity

Martin Houde, Louisane Desbiens and Pedro D'Orl?ans-Juste