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Anti-Smooth Muscle Antibody Test: An Important Test for Autoimmune Hepatitis Written by Nicklya Harris-Ray Medically Reviewed by Jennifer Robinson, MD on February 20, 2024 3 min read ...

Obara, K., et al. (2025). Pharmacological Characteristics of Extracellular Ca2+ Influx Pathways Responsible for Platelet-Activating Factor-Induced Contractions in Rat Esophagus Smooth Muscle ...

Targeting a specific protein in smooth muscle cells may dramatically reduce atherosclerotic plaque formation Date: June 16, 2022 Source: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ...

Bronchial asthma is the result of chronic inflammation of the airways. In particular, bronchial smooth muscle cells contribute to the disease. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Heart and ...

In arterial and venous blood vessels, smooth muscle cells selectively contract and relax to regulate where more and where less blood flows. They also give the vascular network the strength it ...

More information: Ge Liu et al, Evidence Showing Bombesin-Like Peptides Contract Guinea Pig Vas Deferens Smooth Muscle, Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin (2025). DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b24-00721 ...

It plays a major role in processes such as blood clotting, immune cell recruitment, and the onset of severe allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, by making blood vessels more permeable and ...