This book summarizes the papers presented at the International Symposium on vascular smooth muscle, organized in combination with the XXV Interna tional Congress of Physiological Sciences by the German Society of Angiology e. V. Honorary Presidents were Professor Dr. Dr. h. c. K. Wezler and Profes sor Dr. Dr. h. c. H. E. Bock. The annual meeting of the SOCiety of Angiology was combined with the Symposium. It was held at the Physiological Institute of the University of TUBINGEN, an appropriate setting, since in the last century numerous scientists from this institute were engaged in special problems con nected with the vascular system and muscles. The topics of this meeting covered a wide field of vascular research; it was the aim of the organizers to the discuss the physiological, biochemical and morphological basis of the vascular muscles with clinicians and to stress some important aspects in the form of round table discussions. On the following pages the reader will therefore find numerous papers on spe cial basic problems of the physiology, biochemistry and morphology of vascu lar smooth muscle as well as on pathophysiological and pathological changes and papers about the clinical treatment of vascular disorders. The more ex perimental and theoretical papers and discussions are concerned with the sin gle smooth muscle cell and the different types of vessels in various organs whereas the discussion of the clinical sections concentrate on the coronary system.

Contents/Inhalt

Session 1: Basic properties of the electrical activity of the vascular smooth muscle. Spontaneous activity, its local and central control. / Sitzung 1: Elektrische Grundeigenschaften des Gefäßmuskels. Spontanaktivität, deren lokale und zentrale Kontrolle
Session 2: Biochemical properties of vascular smooth muscle activity. / Sitzung 2: Biochemische Grundeigenschaften der Gefäßmuskelaktivität und ihre Beeinflussung
Session 3: Mechanical properties of the vascular Smooth Muscle (elasticity, plasticity). / Sitzung 3: Mechanische Grundeigenschaften des Gefäßmuskels (Elastizität, Plastizität)
Session 4: Action of transmitters on the activity of the vascular smooth muscle. / Sitzung 4: Aktivität des glatten Gefäßmuskels und Transmitterwirkung
Session 5: Session 4 continued: Specific ionic action and osmotic effects. / Sitzung 5: Fortsetzung der Sitzung 4 sowie spezifische Ionenwirkungen und osmotische Effekte
Session 6: Specific vascular properties in various organs (brain)./ Sitzung 6: Organspezifische Wirkungen (Schwerpunkt: Gehirngefäße)
Session 7: Session 6 continued: Other organs. / Sitzung 7: Fortsetzung der Sitzung 6: Andere Organe
Session 8: Mechanisms of adaptation in vascular smooth muscle reactions, paradoxical reactions, pathophysiological aspects. / Sitzung 8: Anpassungsmechanismen, paradoxe Reaktionen, pathophysiologische Aspekte
Session 9: Structures of vascular smooth muscles. / Sitzung 9: Feinstrukturen des Gefäßmuskels
Session 10: Round table discussion: Summary of the Symposium. Clinical, pathological and pathophysiological significance of the discussed papers. / Sitzung 10: Rundtischgespräch: Zusammenfassung des bisherigen Symposiums. Klinische, pathologische und pathophysiologische Bedeutung derBefunde
Session 11: Venous system and vascular smooth muscle reactions. / Sitzung 11: Venöses Gefäßsystem und Gefäßmuskelreaktion
Session 12: Free communications. / Sitzung 12: Freie Vorträge zu Fragen der glatten Muskulatur
Session 13: Myocardial mechanical, ionic, metabolic and electrical correlates in response to coronary ischemia. / Sitzung 13: Myocardial mechanical, ionic, metabolic and electrical correlates in response to coronary ischemia
Discussion
Session 14: Pathology and pathophysiology of the coronary vascular smooth muscle. / Sitzung 14: Pathologie und Pathophysiologie der coronaren Gefäßmuskulatur
Session 15: Measurement of the coronary blood flow. Angiographic techniques./ Sitzung 15: Messung der Coronardurchblutung. Angiographische Techniken
Session 16: Regulation of coronary blood flow, actions on flow regulation./ Sitzung 16: Coronare Durchblutungsregulation und ihre Beeinflussung
Session 17: Pathogenesis, clinics and therapy of coronary heart diseases. / Sitzung 17: Pathogenese, Klinik und Therapie der coronaren Herzerkrankungen
Session 18: Round table discussion. / Sitzung 18: Rundtischgespräch.