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. 2013 Jan 24;8(1):e54849. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054849

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© 2013 Kirby et al

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Proposed vascular signaling among skeletal muscle popliteal (left) and 1^st order (right) arteries. ER, endoplasmic reticulum; EC PM, endothelial cell plasma membrane; IEL, internal elastic lamina; SMC PM, smooth muscle cell plasma membrane; IP3R, inositol trisphosphate receptor; SK, small conductance calcium-activated potassium channel (KCa2.3); IK, intermediate conductance calcium-activated potassium channel (KCa3.1); TRPC3, canonical transient receptor potential channel 3; MEGJ, myoendothelial gap junction.