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This review discusses the mechanisms of intracellular Ca2+ regulation in vascular endothelial cells and the role of store-operated Ca2+ entry for endothelium-dependent smooth muscle relaxation and nitric oxide signaling, endothelial oxidative stress response, and excitation-transcription coupling in the vascular endothelium.
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Blatter, L.A. (2012). Tissue Specificity. In: Groschner, K., Graier, W., Romanin, C. (eds) Store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) pathways. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0962-5_17
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