Cristine L Heaps

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Affiliation: University of Missouri
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) uptake is impaired in coronary smooth muscle distal to coronary occlusion
    C L Heaps
    Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 281:H223-31. 2001
  2. ncbi Nonuniform changes in arteriolar myogenic tone within skeletal muscle following hindlimb unweighting
    Cristine L Heaps
    Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences and Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA
    J Appl Physiol 92:1145-51. 2002
  3. ncbi Hypercholesterolemia abolishes voltage-dependent K+ channel contribution to adenosine-mediated relaxation in porcine coronary arterioles
    C L Heaps
    Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 288:H568-76. 2005
  4. ncbi Altered calcium sensitivity contributes to enhanced contractility of collateral-dependent coronary arteries
    Cristine L Heaps
    Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    J Appl Physiol 97:310-6. 2004
  5. ncbi Gender-specific K(+)-channel contribution to adenosine-induced relaxation in coronary arterioles
    Cristine L Heaps
    Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA
    J Appl Physiol 92:550-8. 2002
  6. ncbi Calcium buffering in coronary smooth muscle after chronic occlusion and exercise training
    J J Jones
    Vascular Biology Laboratory, Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, and Department of Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    Cardiovasc Res 51:359-67. 2001
  7. ncbi Enhanced L-type Ca2+ channel current density in coronary smooth muscle of exercise-trained pigs is compensated to limit myoplasmic free Ca2+ accumulation
    C L Heaps
    Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    J Physiol 528:435-45. 2000
  8. ncbi Endogenous testosterone increases L-type Ca2+ channel expression in porcine coronary smooth muscle
    D K Bowles
    E102 Veterinary Medicine, Univ of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 287:H2091-8. 2004
  9. ncbi Hypercholesterolemia inhibits L-type calcium current in coronary macro-, not microcirculation
    D K Bowles
    Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    J Appl Physiol 96:2240-8. 2004
  10. ncbi Exercise training increases basal tone in arterioles distal to chronic coronary occlusion
    Cristine L Heaps
    Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, MS4466, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 290:H1128-35. 2006

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Publications10

  1. ncbi Sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) uptake is impaired in coronary smooth muscle distal to coronary occlusion
    C L Heaps
    Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 281:H223-31. 2001
    ..Impaired SR Ca(2+) uptake was independent of SERCA protein levels and was not prevented by exercise training...
  2. ncbi Nonuniform changes in arteriolar myogenic tone within skeletal muscle following hindlimb unweighting
    Cristine L Heaps
    Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences and Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA
    J Appl Physiol 92:1145-51. 2002
    ..Furthermore, alterations in myogenic responses were not attributable to altered VGCC density...
  3. ncbi Hypercholesterolemia abolishes voltage-dependent K+ channel contribution to adenosine-mediated relaxation in porcine coronary arterioles
    C L Heaps
    Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 288:H568-76. 2005
    ....
  4. ncbi Altered calcium sensitivity contributes to enhanced contractility of collateral-dependent coronary arteries
    Cristine L Heaps
    Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    J Appl Physiol 97:310-6. 2004
    ..Unaltered Ca(2+) sensitivity in endothelin-stimulated arteries suggests more than one mechanism regulating Ca(2+) sensitization in coronary smooth muscle...
  5. ncbi Gender-specific K(+)-channel contribution to adenosine-induced relaxation in coronary arterioles
    Cristine L Heaps
    Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA
    J Appl Physiol 92:550-8. 2002
    ..These data are consistent with a significant role for voltage-dependent K(+) channels in adenosine-mediated relaxation of coronary arterioles from males...
  6. ncbi Calcium buffering in coronary smooth muscle after chronic occlusion and exercise training
    J J Jones
    Vascular Biology Laboratory, Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, and Department of Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    Cardiovasc Res 51:359-67. 2001
    ....
  7. ncbi Enhanced L-type Ca2+ channel current density in coronary smooth muscle of exercise-trained pigs is compensated to limit myoplasmic free Ca2+ accumulation
    C L Heaps
    Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    J Physiol 528:435-45. 2000
    ..Additional potential compensatory mechanisms include Ca2+ extrusion via plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase, mitochondrial uptake, myoplasmic Ca2+-binding proteins and other sources of VGCC inactivation...
  8. ncbi Endogenous testosterone increases L-type Ca2+ channel expression in porcine coronary smooth muscle
    D K Bowles
    E102 Veterinary Medicine, Univ of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 287:H2091-8. 2004
    ..2 expression. Furthermore, this effect was blocked by the androgen receptor antagonist cyproterone. We conclude that endogenous testosterone is a primary regulator of Cav1.2 expression and activity in coronary arteries of males...
  9. ncbi Hypercholesterolemia inhibits L-type calcium current in coronary macro-, not microcirculation
    D K Bowles
    Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    J Appl Physiol 96:2240-8. 2004
    ..The inhibition of calcium channel activity in CASM of large coronary arteries is likely due to increases in membrane free cholesterol...
  10. ncbi Exercise training increases basal tone in arterioles distal to chronic coronary occlusion
    Cristine L Heaps
    Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, MS4466, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 290:H1128-35. 2006
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