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. 2014 Apr 15;5(2):141–145. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v5.i2.141

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Models of the physiological and pathobiological effects of adenosine 5’-triphosphate in the retinal microvasculature. A: Putative mechanisms regulating purinergic vasotoxicity; B: Putative mechanisms by which extracellular adenosine 5’-triphosphate (ATP) causes pericyte Ca2+ levels to rise and thereby the contraction of these mural cells and the constriction of adjacent lumens. From Sugiyama et al[33].