Filament lattice changes in smooth muscle assessed using birefringence

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 933-940

  Smolensky, A V ^a   Ford, L E ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway smooth muscle; Myosin filament; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIREFRINGENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIREFRINGENCE; COLOR; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOSINS; SWINE; TRACHEA;

EID: 32544454020     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y05-095     Document Type: Article

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