Figure 1: Refractory period in intact guinea-pig ureteric smooth muscle. Figure 2: Effects of stimulus interval on Ca 2+ current.

Researchers have discovered that a key protein controls how stem cells 'choose' to become either skeletal muscle cells that move limbs, or smooth muscle cells that support blood vessels. The results ...

Smooth muscle hyperplasia of the small intestine occurred in an 18-month-old rhea (Rhea americana). The mucosal thickening was 2-3 mm, and the enlarged muscle layers averaged 5 mm thick. The ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The rate-limiting step in recovery of acetylcholine sensitivity in smooth muscle after exposure to atropine or hyoscine could be the ...

Using whole genome sequencing, researchers identified a single variant in a microRNA gene, MIR145-5p, as the source of multisystemic smooth muscle dysfunction syndrome, which had gone undiagnosed in a ...

The heart pumps blood through the vascular system, supplying cells with oxygen and energy Smooth muscle cells in the vessels finely regulate the blood flow. If they cannot perform their task, ...

To the Editor: Brightling et al. (May 30 issue) 1 report that, in patients with asthma, there is mast-cell infiltration of airway smooth muscle associated with hyperresponsiveness. As pointed out by ...

Scientists developed the first-ever microscope that examines the muscles of the body in live action. This may pave the way for studying potentially-debilitating neuromuscular diseases. Researchers ...

The human body is a wonderous thing, especially when you consider how intricate and efficient each bodily system is. For instance, an adult’s blood vessels could encircle the earth 2.5 times if ...