Potentiation of smooth muscle contractility after rapid changes in isotonic force

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 2 40-2, 1996, Pages

  Meiss, Richard A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

elasticity; isotonic; sometric; stiffness

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CYTOSKELETON; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; NONHUMAN; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; STEADY STATE;

EID: 0029757345     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1996.271.2.c511     Document Type: Article

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