Dense-body aggregates as plastic structures supporting tension in smooth muscle cells

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 299, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Zhang, Jie ^a   Herrera, Ana M ^a,b   Paré, Peter D ^a   Seow, Chun Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Muscle mechanics; Stiffness; Three dimensional electron microscopy; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DENSE BODY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SHEEP; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSION; TRACHEA MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ELASTICITY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; SHEEP; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 78249251493     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: 15221504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00087.2010     Document Type: Article

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