From depolarization-dependent contractions in gastrointestinal smooth muscle to aortic pulse-synchronized contractions

Sarah B Marion, Allen W MangelRTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, NC, USAAbstract: For decades, it was believed that the diameter of gastrointestinal smooth muscle cells is sufficiently narrow, and that the diffusion of calcium across the plasma membrane is sufficient, to support contract...

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Main Authors: Marion SB, Mangel AW
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2014-03-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/from-depolarization-dependent-contractions-in-gastrointestinal-smooth--a16269