L‐type<scp>C</scp>a²⁺channel current characteristics are preserved in rat tail artery myocytes after one‐day storage

Abstract

Findings show that smooth muscle contractile activity and the biophysical and pharmacological features of L-type Ca(2+) channels are similar in VSMC24h and VSMC0h. The fact that reproducible results were obtained in vascular myocytes up to 24 h after dissociation may facilitate vascular smooth muscle cell investigation by increasing throughput and reducing the number of animals required.