Ca 2+, calmodulin-dependent myosin light chain phosphorylation is generally considered to be an important regulatory mechanism Of smooth muscle contraction. We investigated the length-dependence of myosin phosphorylation and active stress induced by K + depolarization in arterial smooth muscle by me
Magnesium dependent contraction of glycerinated smooth muscle
โ Scribed by Norimichi Nakahata
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 373 KB
- Volume
- 382
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0031-6768
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