A Functional View of Smooth Muscle

Content: 
List of contributors
Pages vii-x

Preface
Pages xi-xiii
Lloyd Barr, George J Christ

Mechanics of smooth muscle Review Article
Pages 1-48
Richard A Meiss

Regulation of smooth muscle contraction Review Article
Pages 49-80
William T Gerthoffer, Janice K Larsen

Changes in the composition of myosin isoforms in smooth muscle hypertrophy following urinary bladder outlet obstruction Review Article
Pages 81-100
Samuel K Chacko, Michael DiSanto, Yongmu Zheng, Alan J Wein

Stimulus-response pathways in smooth muscle contraction Review Article
Pages 101-120
Isabelle Gorenne, Robert S Moreland

Potential signal mediators for CA2+ sensitization of smooth muscle contraction: Rho-associated kinase, atypical protein kinase C, and arachidonic acid Review Article
Pages 121-137
Sei Kobayashi, Yasuko Kureishi, Natsuko Todoroki-Ikeda, Kimiko Mogami, Masaaki Ito, Takeshi Nakano, Masato Ohmura, Yasunori Yoshimoto

Calcium signaling in smooth muscle Review Article
Pages 139-180
Bernard Himpens, Ludwig Missiaen, Rik Casteels

Cyclic nucleotides in smooth muscle Review Article
Pages 181-213
Thomas M Lincoln, Nancy J Boerth, Padmini Komalavilas

Structure and function of the myometrium Review Article
Pages 215-246
Venu Jain, George R Saade, Robert E Garfield

Properties, regulation, and role of potassium channels of smooth muscle Review Article
Pages 247-317
William C Cole, Odile Clément-Chomienne

Inward currents in smooth muscle Review Article
Pages 319-343
Stephen M Sims, Gregory R Wade

The neural control of smooth muscle Review Article
Pages 345-395
George J Christ, Lloyd Barr

The path of intercellular communication: Gap junctions Review Article
Pages 397-423
Peter Brink, Lloyd Barr

Index
Pages 425-440