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smooth muscle [′smüth′məs·əl] (anatomy) The involuntary muscle tissue found in the walls of viscera and blood vessels, consisting of smooth muscle fibers. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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6) In fact, if the smooth muscle had not been noticed and confirmed with smooth-muscle actin immunostaining, the lesion would have been called a "cavernous hemangioma" (itself distinct from a malformation). The results show that nandina extract helps inhibit the contraction of the tracheal smooth muscle. Similar effects were also observed in aortic rings without endothelium, suggesting that vascular smooth muscle plays a key role in enhancing vasoconstriction induced by arsenite. |
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