Mechanical plasticity and contractile properties of airway smooth muscle

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 865-868

  Fust, Anita ^a   Stephens, Newman L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Hyperresponsivness; Length adaptation; Mechanical plasticity; Myosin conformation

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN;

ASTHMA; BREATHING MUSCLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CENTRIFUGATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BRONCHI; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY; TRACHEA;

EID: 32544460617     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y05-102     Document Type: Review

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