Population
Skinned gizzard muscle fibers
Comparison
Ca2+-insensitive myosin light chain kinase in… vs Ca2+-activated tension
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Supports myosin phosphorylation dominance in animal smooth muscle; leaves open translation to human vascular tone regulation.
This study demonstrates that phosphorylation of myosin light chains is the primary driver of tension development in smooth muscle, even in the absence of calcium.
Walsh et al. (1982) studied this question.
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