 Muscle, Smooth
"Muscle, Smooth" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Unstriated and unstriped muscle, one of the muscles of the internal organs, blood vessels, hair follicles, etc. Contractile elements are elongated, usually spindle-shaped cells with centrally located nuclei. Smooth muscle fibers are bound together into sheets or bundles by reticular fibers and frequently elastic nets are also abundant. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
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D009130
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.633.570 A10.690.467
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| Concept/Terms |
Muscle, Smooth- Muscle, Smooth
- Muscles, Smooth
- Smooth Muscles
- Muscle, Involuntary
- Involuntary Muscle
- Involuntary Muscles
- Muscles, Involuntary
- Smooth Muscle
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Muscle, Smooth" by people in Profiles.
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Iqbal CW, Rivard DC, Mortellaro VE, Sharp SW, St Peter SD. Evaluation of ultrasonographic parameters in the diagnosis of pyloric stenosis relative to patient age and size. J Pediatr Surg. 2012 Aug; 47(8):1542-7.
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Spilde T, Bhatia A, Ostlie D, Marosky J, Holcomb G, Snyder C, Gittes G. A role for sonic hedgehog signaling in the pathogenesis of human tracheoesophageal fistula. J Pediatr Surg. 2003 Mar; 38(3):465-8.
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Sward-Comunelli SL, Mabry SM, Truog WE, Thibeault DW. Airway muscle in preterm infants: changes during development. J Pediatr. 1997 Apr; 130(4):570-6.
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