Population
Tissues prepared from the swine carotid media (smooth muscle)
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Supports latch-bridge mechanism in arterial smooth muscle; leaves open translation to human vascular disease.
Demonstrates that attached, non-cycling crossbridges contribute to force maintenance in tonically contracting arterial smooth muscle.
Dillon et al. (1982) studied this question.
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