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Toward a concept of stretch coupling in smooth muscle: a thesis by Lars Thuneberg on contractile activity in neonatal interstitial cells of Cajal.

The essential oil of Eucalyptus tereticornis, and its constituents alpha- and beta-pinene, potentiate acetylcholine-induced contractions in isolated rat trachea.

Bronchial thermoplasty for asthma.

Hypoxia-induced 15-HETE enhances the constriction of internal carotid arteries by down-regulating potassium channels

Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging assessment of matrix development in cell-seeded natural urinary bladder smooth muscle tissue-engineered constructs.

Investigation of relaxant effects of new agents affecting nitric oxide/cyclic guanosine monophosphate pathway on sheep oddi sphincter.

Inhibitory neuromuscular transmission to ileal longitudinal muscle predominates in neonatal guinea pigs.

Development of the external anal sphincter with special reference to intergender difference: observations of mid-term fetuses (15-30 weeks of gestation).

Potassium and insulin affect the contractility of abomasal smooth muscle.

CD4+ T cells: a potential player in renal fibrosis.

Beneficial effect of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) on glomerulosclerosis rats via the down-regulation of the expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin: a comparative study between ATRA and benazepril.

Croton sonderianus essential oil samples distinctly affect rat airway smooth muscle.

Reduced myoelectric activity in the sphincter of Oddi in a new model of chronic cholangitis in rabbits: an in vivo and in vitro study.

Overexpression of Smad2 drives house dust mite-mediated airway remodeling and airway hyperresponsiveness via activin and IL-25.

Deletion of androgen receptor in the smooth muscle of the seminal vesicles impairs secretory function and alters its responsiveness to exogenous testosterone and estradiol.

Epigenetic Regulation of Myofibroblast Differentiation by DNA Methylation

Mucus secretion from individual submucosal glands of the ferret trachea.

Triple negative breast cancer: outcome correlation with immunohistochemical detection of basal markers.

Voltage-gated K(+) channels sensitive to stromatoxin-1 regulate myogenic and neurogenic contractions of rat urinary bladder smooth muscle.

Influence of airway wall stiffness and parenchymal tethering on the dynamics of bronchoconstriction.