Emergence of airway smooth muscle functions related to structural malleability

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1130-1135

  Seow, Chun Y ^a   Fredberg, Jeffrey J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Contractile filaments; Cytoskeletal dynamics; Dense body; Dense plaque; Evanescence; Length adaptation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TRACHEA;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TRACHEA;

EID: 79954613106     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01192.2010     Document Type: Review

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