Symposium:               Central Role of Ion Channels in the Regulation of Vascular Tone

 

Track:                        Vascular Physiology

Friday, 10:30 AM—12:30 PM, 33

Chaired:                       Mark T. Nelson

 

10:30 AM                    Part 1: Overview: ion channels in endothelium and vascular smooth muscle. Part 2: Endothelial potassium channels. Mark T. Nelson. Univ. of Vermont.

 

11:00 AM                    Calcium-activated potassium channels. Ligia Toro. UCLA.

 

11:30 AM                    Voltage-dependent calcium channels in vascular smooth muscle: role in hypertension. Nancy J. Rusch. Univ. of Arkansas

 

12:00 PM                     Role of TRP channels in the vasculature. Ryuji Inoue. Kyushu Univ.