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Synthesis of immune modulators by smooth muscles.

BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology - 1 Jun 2004

Singer Cherie A, Salinthone Sonemany, Baker Kimberly J, Gerthoffer William T

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The primary function of smooth muscle cells is to contract and alter the stiffness or diameter of hollow organs such as blood vessels, the airways and the gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts. In addition to purely structural functions, smooth muscle cells may play important metabolic roles, particularly in various inflammatory responses. In cell culture, these cells have been shown to be metabolically dynamic,...

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PMID: 15170862
DOI: 10.1002/bies.20041

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