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Nevertheless, the lack of potent, subtype-selective P2X-receptor antagonists made determining the exact molecular identity of the channels difficult. Here we used small, pressurized mesenteric arteries from P2X<jats:sub>1<\/jats:sub>-receptor-deficient mice (KO) to test the hypothesis that jCaTs arise from Ca<jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup> entering the smooth muscle cell via P2X<jats:sub>1<\/jats:sub> receptors. In wild-type (WT) arteries, confocal microscopy of fluo-4 fluorescence during electrical field stimulation (EFS) of perivascular sympathetic nerves revealed jCaTs in the smooth muscle cells adjacent to the perivascular nerves, similar to those reported previously in rat arteries, and \u03b1-latrotoxin (2.5 nM) markedly increased the frequency of \u201cspontaneous\u201d jCaTs. In the KO arteries, however, neither EFS nor \u03b1-latrotoxin elicited any jCaTs. A potent P2X-receptor agonist, \u03b1,\u03b2-methylene ATP (10.0 \u03bcM), elicited strong contractions and increased intracellular Ca<jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup> concentration in WT arteries but elicited neither in KO arteries. A biphasic vasoconstriction in response to EFS was observed in WT arteries. In KO arteries, however, the initial rapid, transient component of the biphasic vasoconstriction was absent. 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