[A method for preparing a fine vascular smooth muscle strip].
For simultaneous measurement of [Ca2+]i and tension in intact smooth muscle and for tension measurement in skinned smooth muscle, a method for preparing a fine vascular smooth muscle strip was described. This preparation is useful for an extensive investigation of the excitation-contraction coupling mechanisms in vascular smooth muscle under physiological conditions.
Watanabe
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Department of Pharmacology, Nagoya City University Medical School, Japan.
Kawabe-Mori
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Itoh
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D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium; D006652:Histological Techniques; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular; D011817:Rabbits
D002118:Calcium