Abstract

The thermal regulation of tissue is controlled by the sympathetically mediated redistribution of cardiac output and change in local flow resistance of arterioles. The diameter change of the vessel from its resting level is governed by the state of the contractile proteins in vascular smooth muscle which can be influenced by the concentration of free cytosolic calcium ([Ca2+]i) in the vascular endothelial cells (Falcone, 1995).

Volume Subject Area:
Student Paper Competition—Master’s Level
Topics:
Biological tissues, Endothelial cells, Flow (Dynamics), Muscle, Proteins, Temperature, Vessels
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