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Myocytes, Smooth Muscle

Known as: Smooth muscle tissue cell, Myocyte, Smooth Muscle, Smooth Muscle Myocytes 
Non-striated, elongated, spindle-shaped cells found lining the digestive tract, uterus, and blood vessels. They are derived from specialized… 
National Institutes of Health

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Anal LeiomyosarcomaBenign Smooth Muscle NeoplasmBreast LeiomyomaCardiac Leiomyosarcoma

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Circular muscle layer of small intestineIntestinal VillusSmooth muscle bundle

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Multipotent Embryonic Isl1 + Progenitor Cells Lead to Cardiac, Smooth Muscle, and Endothelial Cell Diversification
Review
1996
Review
1996
Paracrine regulation of the renal microcirculation.
There has been an explosive growth of interest in the multiple interacting paracrine systems that influence renal microvascular… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Inhibition of neointimal smooth muscle accumulation after angioplasty by an antibody to PDGF
Approximately 30 to 40 percent of atherosclerotic coronary arteries treated by angioplasty or by bypass surgery occlude as a… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Monocyte transmigration induced by modification of low density lipoprotein in cocultures of human aortic wall cells is due to induction of monocyte chemotactic protein 1 synthesis and is abolished by…
Incubation of cocultures of human aortic endothelial (HAEC) and smooth muscle cells (HASMC) with LDL in the presence of 5-10… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Syndromes of accelerated atherosclerosis: role of vascular injury and smooth muscle cell proliferation.
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Hyperpolarizing vasodilators activate ATP-sensitive K+ channels in arterial smooth muscle.
Vasodilators are used clinically for the treatment of hypertension and heart failure. The effects of some vasodilators seem to be… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Oxidatively modified low density lipoproteins: a potential role in recruitment and retention of monocyte/macrophages during atherogenesis.
Previous studies in this laboratory established that low density lipoprotein (LDL) incubated with cultured endothelial cells… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells Alter Low Density Lipoprotein In Vitro by Free Radical Oxidation
Our purpose was to determine whether the action of oxidative free radicals released by endothelial cells and vascular smooth… 
Review
1977
Review
1977
Sodium ions, calcium ions, blood pressure regulation, and hypertension: a reassessment and a hypothesis.
An attempt is made to elucidate the cellular mechanisms which may account for the well-documented correlation between sodium… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Ultrastructure of mammalian venous capillaries, venules, and small collecting veins.
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