4-AP 4-aminopyridine
Acta2 α-smooth muscle actin-2
B2M Beta-2-microglobulin
CCh Carbachol
cGMP Cyclic guanosine monophosphate
Cq Quantification cycle
CYC1 Cytochrome C1
EC Endothelial cell
EDH Endothelium derived hyperpolarization
eNOS endothelial nitric oxide synthase
IKCa Intermediate conductance calcium-activated potassium channel
IEL internal elastic lamina KIR Inwardly rectifying potassium channel
KV Voltage-gated potassium channel
L-NAME L-nitroarginine methyl ester
MA Mesenteric artery
MO Methoxamine
Myh11 Myosin heavy chain 11
NO Nitric oxide
PECAM-1 Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1
RT-qPCR Reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction
SEM Standard error of the mean
SKCa Small conductance calcium-activated potassium channel
SNP S-nitroprusside
TEA Tetraethylammonium
UBC Ubiquitin C VGCC Voltage-gated calcium channels
VSMC Vascular smooth muscle cell
vWBF von-Willebrand factor