Nicholas T. Werthessen

Structure and function of the circulation

Arterial Histochemistry in Relation to Structure, Function and Disease.- Arterial Wall Carbohydrate-Protein Macromolecules.- Studies of Arterial Endothelial Integrity with the Dye Exclusion Test - A Review.- Cell Surface Membrane Structure and the Function of Endothelial Cells.- Quantitative Analysis of Protein Transport in the Arterial Wall.- Differentiation and Phenotypic Modulation of Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells.- Contraction and Innervation of Smooth Muscle Cells in Culture.- Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells in Tissue Culture.- Contractile Proteins of Vascular Endothelium and Smooth Muscle.- Excitation and Contraction in Vascular Smooth Muscle.

Dynamics of arterial flow.

1 Anatomical and Physiological Characteristics of Arteries.- 2 Fluid Mechanics of Arterial Flow.- 3 Control of Vasomotor Function and the Hemodynamic Consequences of the Contractile Behavior of Arteries.- 4 Hydrodynamic Effects on Endothelial Cells.- 5 Metabolic Activities in the Arterial Wall.- 6 Transport of Protein and Lipid Into the Arterial Wall.- 7 Hemodynamic Contribution to Atherosclerosis.

The Smooth muscle of the artery

Abstract : Contents: Structural characteristics, mechanisms of contraction, innervation, and proliferation of smooth muscle cells; Metabolic characteristics of smooth muscle including synthetic and secretory functions and the chemistry of contraction; Relationship of endothelium to smooth muscle; Development of the atheromatous lesion.