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Structure of arteriole

Known as: Arteriola, Arteriole, Arterioles 
The smallest divisions of the arteries located between the muscular arteries and the capillaries.
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Broader (2)

ArteriesBlood Vessel
Arteriole Smooth Muscle TissueBenign Great Vessel NeoplasmEndothelium of arterioleMicrobiological

Narrower (2)

MetarterioleTerminal arteriole

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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Central Role of Connexin40 in the Propagation of Electrically Activated Vasodilation in Mouse Cremasteric Arterioles In Vivo
&NA; When a short segment of arteriole is stimulated, vasomotor responses spread bidirectionally along the vessel axis… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Corelease of nitric oxide and prostaglandins mediates flow-dependent dilation of rat gracilis muscle arterioles.
We have studied the mechanisms responsible for the mediation of flow (shear stress)-induced dilation of isolated arterioles of… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Disparate effects of Ca channel blockade on afferent and efferent arteriolar responses to ANG II.
Previous reports have suggested that organic calcium antagonists only partially inhibit the renal hemodynamic actions of… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Impairment of endothelium-dependent responses of cerebral arterioles in chronic hypertension.
The goal of this study was to determine whether endothelium-dependent responses are impaired in the cerebral microcirculation of… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Segmental effects of norepinephrine and angiotensin II on isolated renal microvessels.
Interlobular arteries and superficial afferent and efferent arterioles were isolated from rabbit kidney, and the effects of… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Central serotonergic nerves project to the pial vessels of the brain
Serotonin is strongly implicated in the aetiology of several cerebrovascular (circulatory) diseases, including stroke, migraine… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
An analysis of excitatory junctional potentials recorded from arterioles.
1. Arterioles were impaled with two independent micro‐electrodes, one to pass current and the other to record membrane potential… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Structural basis of permeability in sequential segments of the microvasculature of the diaphragm. II. Pathways followed by microperoxidase across the endothelium.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
On the mechanism of rhabdomyolysis in potassium depletion.
Rhabdomyolysis and myoglobinuria occur commonly in men who sustain environmental heat injury during intensive physical training… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Relation between urinary kallikrein and renal function, hypertension, and excretion of sodium and water in man.
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