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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Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2014-03-01
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Series: | Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology |
Online Access: | http://www.dovepress.com/from-depolarization-dependent-contractions-in-gastrointestinal-smooth--a16269 |