 Muscle, Smooth
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Unstriated and unstriped muscle, one of the muscles of the internal organs, blood vessels, hair follicles, etc. Contractile elements are elongated, usually spindle-shaped cells with centrally located nuclei. Smooth muscle fibers are bound together into sheets or bundles by reticular fibers and frequently elastic nets are also abundant. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
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D009130
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.633.570 A10.690.467
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| Concept/Terms |
Muscle, Smooth- Muscle, Smooth
- Muscles, Smooth
- Smooth Muscles
- Muscle, Involuntary
- Involuntary Muscle
- Involuntary Muscles
- Muscles, Involuntary
- Smooth Muscle
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Muscle, Smooth" by people in Profiles.
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Zhang CH, Wang P, Liu DH, Chen CP, Zhao W, Chen X, Chen C, He WQ, Qiao YN, Tao T, Sun J, Peng YJ, Lu P, Zheng K, Craige SM, Lifshitz LM, Keaney JF, Fogarty KE, ZhuGe R, Zhu MS. The molecular basis of the genesis of basal tone in internal anal sphincter. Nat Commun. 2016 Apr 22; 7:11358.
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Sulbarán G, Alamo L, Pinto A, Márquez G, Méndez F, Padrón R, Craig R. An invertebrate smooth muscle with striated muscle myosin filaments. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Oct 20; 112(42):E5660-8.
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Irwin RS. Response. Chest. 2015 Feb; 147(2):e75.
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Brown RH. Groundhog day: airway narrowing, deep inspirations, and asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Oct 15; 190(8):847-8.
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Tan X, Sanderson MJ. Bitter tasting compounds dilate airways by inhibiting airway smooth muscle calcium oscillations and calcium sensitivity. Br J Pharmacol. 2014 Feb; 171(3):646-62.
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Degolier TF, Brown DR, Duke GE, Palmer MM, Swenson JR, Carraway RE. Neurotensin and cholecystokinin contract gallbladder circular muscle in chickens. Poult Sci. 2013 Aug; 92(8):2156-62.
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Zhao A, Yang Z, Sun R, Grinchuk V, Netzel-Arnett S, Anglin IE, Driesbaugh KH, Notari L, Bohl JA, Madden KB, Urban JF, Antalis TM, Shea-Donohue T. SerpinB2 is critical to Th2 immunity against enteric nematode infection. J Immunol. 2013 Jun 01; 190(11):5779-87.
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Zhang CH, Lifshitz LM, Uy KF, Ikebe M, Fogarty KE, ZhuGe R. The cellular and molecular basis of bitter tastant-induced bronchodilation. PLoS Biol. 2013; 11(3):e1001501.
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Zhang CH, Chen C, Lifshitz LM, Fogarty KE, Zhu MS, ZhuGe R. Activation of BK channels may not be required for bitter tastant-induced bronchodilation. Nat Med. 2012 May 04; 18(5):648-50; author reply 650-1.
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Gwyther TA, Hu JZ, Billiar KL, Rolle MW. Directed cellular self-assembly to fabricate cell-derived tissue rings for biomechanical analysis and tissue engineering. J Vis Exp. 2011 Nov 25; (57):e3366.
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