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 ...

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 ...