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The aim of this symposium was to elucidate the role of ions in the transmission of signals from the tissue to the smooth muscle cells of those vessels which supply the tissue from which the signals originate. Only parts of the regulating mechanisms of this system are known. It is, however, most stimulating for future research to observe how the unknown parts of the mechanisms in this puzzling mosaic were filled with models and theories. Considerable progress has been made in vascular research in the past years. Especially are the interactions of various ions in their effects on vascular smooth muscle cells and the influence of ions on transmitter actions and actions of metabolites (e.g., adenosine or cAMP) better understood than a few years ago.
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Betz, E. (1976). Conclusion. In: Betz, E. (eds) Ionic Actions on Vascular Smooth Muscle. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66427-4_30
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