Smooth muscle length adaptation and actin filament length: A network model of the cytoskeletal dysregulation

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 923-931

  Silveira, Paulo S P ^a,b   Fredberg, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Actin filaments; Asthma; Length adaptation; Mechanics; Series to parallel transition

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CONTRACTILE PROTEIN; MYOSIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING MECHANICS; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CYTOSKELETON; FORCE; MUSCLE LENGTH; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MICROFILAMENTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 32544457253     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y05-092     Document Type: Article

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