"Muscle, Smooth" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Unstriated and unstriped muscle, one of the muscles of the internal organs, blood vessels, hair follicles, etc. Contractile elements are elongated, usually spindle-shaped cells with centrally located nuclei. Smooth muscle fibers are bound together into sheets or bundles by reticular fibers and frequently elastic nets are also abundant. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
Descriptor ID |
D009130
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MeSH Number(s) |
A02.633.570 A10.690.467
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Concept/Terms |
Muscle, Smooth- Muscle, Smooth
- Muscles, Smooth
- Smooth Muscles
- Muscle, Involuntary
- Involuntary Muscle
- Involuntary Muscles
- Muscles, Involuntary
- Smooth Muscle
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Muscle, Smooth" by people in Profiles.
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Oral Bisphenol A (BPA) given to rats at moderate doses is associated with erectile dysfunction, cavernosal lipofibrosis and alterations of global gene transcription. Int J Impot Res. 2014 Mar-Apr; 26(2):67-75.
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Chronic high dose intraperitoneal bisphenol A (BPA) induces substantial histological and gene expression alterations in rat penile tissue without impairing erectile function. J Sex Med. 2013 Dec; 10(12):2952-66.
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EDNRA variants associate with smooth muscle mRNA levels, cell proliferation rates, and cystic fibrosis pulmonary disease severity. Physiol Genomics. 2010 Mar 03; 41(1):71-7.
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Glomerular mesangial cell altered contractility in high glucose is Ca2+ independent. Diabetes. 1995 Jul; 44(7):759-66.