| Description: |
The physiology of smooth muscle, with particular emphasis placed on: 1) vascular reactivity
in hypertension and diabetes, 2) penile and clitoral erection in sexual dysfunction,
3) mechanisms of bladder dysfunction in diabetes, 4) cellular and subcellular mechanisms
of contraction and relaxation of vascular smooth muscle (cell signaling, electrogenic
sodium pump, subcellular calcium distribution, monovalent cation movements, nitric
oxide, RhoA/Rho kinase, etc.), 5) adrenergic neurotransmission in blood vessels, and
6) intercellular communication between smooth muscle cells. |