Mechanical integrity of myosin thick filaments of airway smooth muscle in vitro: effects of phosphoryation of the regulatory light chain

Background and aims: It is known that smooth muscle possesses substantial mechanical plasticity in that it is able to adapt to large changes in length without compromising its ability to generate force. It is believed that structural malleability of the contractile apparatus underlies this plasti...

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Main Author: Ip, Kelvin
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4131