Regulation of smooth muscle contraction

Muscle

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages 1173-1180

  Vetterkind, Susanne ^a   Morgan, Kathleen G ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84882840195     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-381510-1.00087-9     Document Type: Chapter

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