Maryam Sharifi-Sanjani et al.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, 304(10), H1294-H1301 (2013-03-26)
Myocardial metabolites such as adenosine mediate reactive hyperemia, in part, by activating ATP-dependent K(+) (K(ATP)) channels in coronary smooth muscle. In this study, we investigated the role of adenosine A(2A) and A(2B) receptors and their signaling mechanisms in reactive hyperemia.