Contraction of Isolated Smooth-Muscle Cells-Structural Changes
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Contraction of isolated smooth-muscle cells--structural changes.
The contraction of isolated smooth-muscle cells has been correlated with evagination of the cell membrane, a marked change in myofilament orientation, and a decrease in cellular volume. Both localized and full contractions have been elicited in the same cell by varying the intensity of electrical stimulation. These results may be explained by a model of the smooth-muscle cell in which the contr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
سال: 1973
ISSN: 0027-8424,1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.70.3.641