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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 19.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 2008 Sep;35(9):1127–1133. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2008.05018.x

Fig. 2.

Fig. 2

TRPC6 channels are sensors of membrane stretch. Channel opening allows Na+ entry, smooth muscle cell depolarization and the activation of activation of L-type voltage-activated Ca2+ channels. Such coupling between stretch and activation of Ca2+ entry signals may be crucial in mediating the myogenic tone response of vascular smooth muscle.