The cytoskeletal and contractile apparatus of smooth muscle: contraction bands and segmentation of the contractile elements

Confocal laser scanning microscopy of isolated and antibody-labeled avian gizzard smooth muscle cells has revealed the global organization of the contractile and cytoskeletal elements. The cytoskeleton, marked by antibodies to desmin and filamin is composed of a mainly longitudinal, meandering and b...

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Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1990
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2116423/