ABSTRACT
I. Introduction..................................................................................................83 II. Roles of Various K
Channels in Regulation of the Functions of Vascular SMCs ........................................................................................84 A. The Coupling of Membrane Potential Change
to SMC Contraction — The Role of K
Channels ............................84 B. The Coupling of Intracellular Calcium Change
to SMC Contraction — The Role of K
Channels ...........................85 C. The Coupling of Cellular Metabolic Change
to SMC Contraction — The Role of K
Channels..........................86 III. Molecular Basis of K
Channels .................................................................89 A. K
Channels ........................................................................................89 B. K
Channels .......................................................................................91 C. K
Channels......................................................................................93 IV. The Effects of CO on K
Channels in Vascular SMCs ..............................95 A. The Effects of CO on K
Channels in Vascular SMCs and Other Types of Cells ....................................................................96
