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Peptides as Probes of the Mechanisms Regulating Smooth Muscle Contractility: Studies on Skinned Fibres

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Our knowledge of the regulatory mechanisms underlying smooth muscle contractility has evolved dramatically over the past 15 years. This growth in knowledge has been paralleled by a wealth of experimental evidence needed to be reconciled with mechanism. To this end, the use of specifically designed peptides in conjunction with the structured and functional permeabilized or skinned fiber preparation appears to be a most promising new technology.

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  1. Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267-0576, USA

    Richard J. Paul & John D. Strauss

  2. Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois, Medical School at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 60608, USA

    Primal de Lanerolle

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  1. Department of Physiology II, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 326, 6900, Heidelberg, Germany

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Paul, R.J., Strauss, J.D., de Lanerolle, P. (1991). Peptides as Probes of the Mechanisms Regulating Smooth Muscle Contractility: Studies on Skinned Fibres. In: Rüegg, J.C. (eds) Peptides as Probes in Muscle Research. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76409-7_11

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