This minireview discusses vasomotion, which is the oscillation in tone of blood vessels leading to flowmotion. We will briefly discuss the prevalence of vasomotion and its potential physiological and pathophysiological relevance. We will also discuss the models that have been suggested to explain how a coordinated oscillatory activity of the smooth muscle tone can occur and emphasize the role of the endothelium, the handling of intracellular Ca2+ and the role of smooth muscle cell ion conductances. It is concluded that vasomotion is likely to enhance tissue dialysis, although this concept still requires more experimental verification, and that an understanding at the molecular level for the pathways leading to vasomotion is beginning to emerge.
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Univ Aarhus, Walter & Salt Res Ctr, Inst Physiol & Biophys, DK-8000 Aarhus, DenmarkUniv Aarhus, Walter & Salt Res Ctr, Inst Physiol & Biophys, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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Washington Univ, Dept Neurol, St Louis, MO 63110 USAWashington Univ, Dept Neurol, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
Ances, Beau M.
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Greenberg, Joel H.
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Univ Penn, Dept Neurol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Univ Penn, Cerebrovasc Res Ctr, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAWashington Univ, Dept Neurol, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
Greenberg, Joel H.
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Detre, John A.
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Univ Penn, Dept Neurol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Univ Penn, Cerebrovasc Res Ctr, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAWashington Univ, Dept Neurol, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
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Univ Aarhus, Walter & Salt Res Ctr, Inst Physiol & Biophys, DK-8000 Aarhus, DenmarkUniv Aarhus, Walter & Salt Res Ctr, Inst Physiol & Biophys, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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Washington Univ, Dept Neurol, St Louis, MO 63110 USAWashington Univ, Dept Neurol, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
Ances, Beau M.
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Greenberg, Joel H.
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Univ Penn, Dept Neurol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Univ Penn, Cerebrovasc Res Ctr, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAWashington Univ, Dept Neurol, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
Greenberg, Joel H.
;
Detre, John A.
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Univ Penn, Dept Neurol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Univ Penn, Cerebrovasc Res Ctr, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAWashington Univ, Dept Neurol, St Louis, MO 63110 USA