2000
Vasomotor control in arterioles of the mouse cremaster muscle
HUNGERFORD J, SESSA W, SEGAL S. Vasomotor control in arterioles of the mouse cremaster muscle. The FASEB Journal 2000, 14: 197-207. PMID: 10627294, DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.14.1.197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse cremaster muscleVasomotor controlCremaster musclePerivascular sympathetic nerve stimulationAnesthetized C57Bl6 miceMicroiontophoresis of acetylcholineSympathetic nerve stimulationNitro-L-arginineConcentration-dependent vasoconstrictionBlood flow controlCremaster muscle preparationFocal vasoconstrictionVasodilatory responseNerve stimulationTransgenic mouse technologyVasomotor responsesC57BL6 miceCardiovascular functionNormal miceMuscle preparationsArteriolesBiphasic responseIntravital microscopyAcetylcholineVasoconstriction
1999
Codistribution of NOS and caveolin throughout peripheral vasculature and skeletal muscle of hamsters
Segal S, Brett S, Sessa W. Codistribution of NOS and caveolin throughout peripheral vasculature and skeletal muscle of hamsters. American Journal Of Physiology 1999, 277: h1167-h1177. PMID: 10484439, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1999.277.3.h1167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaveolin-3Caveolin-1Skeletal muscleCaveolin isoformsCoat proteinCaveolinFunctional interactionIntact organismEnzyme isoformsNitric oxide synthase activitySmooth muscle cellsMuscle fibersOxide synthase activityVascular smooth muscleSynthase activitySkeletal muscle fibersMuscle cellsIsoformsCell systemSystemic vasculatureVena cavaFemoral arteryAbdominal aortaPeripheral vasculatureEndothelial cells