Population
Vertebrate smooth muscle (specifically rabbit portal-anterior mesenteric vein)
Comparison
Hypertonic solutions and excessive stretch vs Relaxed, contracted, and unstretched states
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Offers ultrastructural data from animal models; leaves open translation to human vascular physiology.
Provides basic science characterization of the distinct morphological presence of thin, thick, and intermediate filaments in vertebrate smooth muscle.
Somlyo et al. (1973) studied this question.
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