Several reviews of coronary physiology have been published in the last decade (Bassenge
1984; Berne and Rubio 1979; Feigl 1983). The purpose of the present review is to provide …

This overview focusses on the ubiquitous presence of immunohistochemically visible
peptidergic nerves with vasodilatory function. The nerve fibres are primarily related to the …

The effects of intracoronary infusions of substance P in conscious humans on epicardial
vessel diameter and coronary sinus oxygen saturation were investigated in 13 patients who …

The vasodilator effects of the human calcitonin gene-related peptides α (hCGRPα) and β
(hCGRPβ) were studied in vitro and in vivo in relation to the effects of substance P (SP) and …

In the present study the possible influence of capsaicin on human arterial coronary tone in
vitro was studied in relation to the vasodilatory properties of calcitonin gene‐related peptide …

Nonadrenergic noncholinergic nerve fibers supposedly modulate basal coronary flow by
releasing capsaicin-sensitive neuropeptides, but the physiological effects of this intrinsic …

Controversies on acetylcholine-induced increases or decreases in coronary blood flow arise
from obvious species differences, the role of endothelium in mediating vascular smooth …

The effects on mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR) of increasing doses (0.65–
65 nmol/kg) of substance P (SP), neurokinin A (NKA), neurokinin B (NKB) and selective …

Publisher Summary This chapter elaborates the regulation of the coronary microcirculation
under physiological and pathophysiological conditions. Many possibilities and contributing …

The localization of substance P (SP) binding sites in guinea-pig heart was studied by in vitro
autoradiography, and pharmacological effects of SP were examined with isolated heart …