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Ultrastructural investigations showed that development and maintenance of smooth muscle was similar in control and aneurogenic amphibian larvae. This applies to both multi-unit and unitary smooth muscles. The gut musculature displayed a regional variation in smooth muscle morphology and a variety of intermuscular appositions even under conditions of nervelessness.
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Supported by NIH grant # AM 15732-04 and funds from the Muscular Dystrophy Association of America.
The author thanks Ms. Shirley June for her excellent technical assistance and Mr. H. Popiela for preparation of some of the specimens.
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Tweedle, C.D. The development and maintenance of smooth muscle in control and aneurogenic amphibians (Ambystoma). Cell Tissue Res. 166, 275–283 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00227048
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