a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart)
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smooth muscle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | involuntary muscle |
| Type of | musculus, muscle |
| Has types | musculus sphincter ani internus, myometrium |
smooth muscle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | muscular tissue, muscle |
Examples of smooth muscle
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The recipe Dr Dahl and her colleagues concocted begins with smooth-muscle cells.
From the economist.com
The smooth muscle of the vital organs and intestine also requires looking after.
From the express.co.uk
Relaxation of smooth muscle tissue was compared with the action of the bacterium.
From the sciencedaily.com
My study will try to focus on Myocardin and Myostatin expression in smooth muscle.
From the ester.scienceblog.com
It has been shown to counteract smooth muscle spasms in the digestive tract.
From the chron.com
In response, smooth muscle cells migrate to the site and form scar tissue.
From the sciencedaily.com
The embryological origin of smooth muscle is usually of mesodermal origin.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Smooth muscle fibres keep it close to the glans but make it highly elastic.
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Next, they extracted endothelial and smooth muscle cells from the girl's bone marrow.
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