Population
Bovine mesenteric arteries
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Animal data suggest glycolytic dependence in contraction; leaves open whether oxygen consumption alone indicates energy use in research or clinic.
Vascular smooth muscle contraction is highly dependent on continuous energy production (glycolysis), and oxygen consumption alone is not a reliable indicator of its energy metabolism.
Lundholm et al. (1962) studied this question.
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