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Tension transients have been recorded for the first time in a single smooth muscle cell. The transient contains a linear elastic response and a biphasic recovery which appear to originate from the cross-bridges. A comparison of transients in smooth and fast skeletal muscle fibers suggests that the cross-bridge in smooth muscle is more compliant than in striated muscle and that transitions between several cross-bridge states occur more slowly.
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Warshaw, D.M., Fay, F.S. (1984). Tension Transients in Single Isolated Smooth Muscle Cells. In: Pollack, G.H., Sugi, H. (eds) Contractile Mechanisms in Muscle. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 37. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4703-3_57
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