Population
Cells from rabbit vas deferens and portal vein
Design
Preclinical
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Supports contractile unit model in vertebrate smooth muscle; leaves open translation to human cardiovascular disease.
This basic science study demonstrates that cytoplasmic dense bodies in vertebrate smooth muscle act as anchoring sites for thin filaments, analogous to Z-bands in skeletal muscle.
Bond et al. (1982) studied this question.
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