| ACKR3 | Atypical chemokine receptor 3 |
| AR | Adrenergic receptor |
| aVP | arginine vasopressin |
| CCR | chemokine (C-C motif) receptor |
| Chem23R | G protein-coupled receptor 27, chemerin receptor |
| Cre | Cre recombinase |
| CreERT2 | Cre recombinase fused to a triple mutant form of the human estrogen receptor |
| CXCR4 | chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 4 |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| DBP | diastolic blood pressure |
| EC50 | half-maximal effective concentration |
| FACS | Fluorescence-activated cell sorting |
| GPCR | G protein-coupled receptor |
| loxP | locus of crossover in P1 |
| MAP | mean arterial blood pressure |
| o.d. | outer diameter |
| PE | Phenylephrine |
| PLA | proximity ligation assay |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| siRNA | small interfering ribonucleic acid |
| SBP | systolic blood pressure |
| TIP3P | water model |
| TM | transmembrane-domain |
| VSMC | vascular smooth muscle cell |
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