| ACE | Angiotensin converting enzyme |
| ACh | Acetylcholine |
| AKAP150 | A-kinase anchoring protein 150 |
| BKCa | Large conductance Ca2+-activated K+ |
| CaCC | Ca2+-activated Cl− channel |
| CYP | Cytochrome P450 |
| DOCA | Deoxycorticosterone acetate |
| EDH | Endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization |
| EDHF | Endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor |
| EETs | Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| GSK | GSK1016790A |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| H2S | Hydrogen sulfide |
| IKCa | Intermediate–conductance Ca2+-activated K+ |
| KATP | ATP-sensitive K+ |
| Kir | Inward rectifier K+ |
| Kv | Voltage-gated K+ |
| l-NAME | Nω-nitro-l-arginine |
| MEGJs | Myoendothelial gap junctions |
| MEPs | Myoendothelial projections |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| RAS | Renin–angiotensin system |
| SHR | Spontaneously hypertensive rats |
| SHRSP | Stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats |
| SKCa | Small-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ |
| TMEM16A | Transmembrane member 16A |
| TRP | Transient receptor potential |
| TRPC3 | TRP canonical type 3 |
| TRPV4 | TRP vanilloid type 4 |
| WKY | Wistar-Kyoto |