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Glycerinated smooth muscle was contracted almost maximally with 15 mM Mg and 5 mM ATP, while extracted skeletal and cardiac muscles needed Ca ion with 15 mM Mg and 5 mM ATP for producing contraction.
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Acknowledgments. I thank Prof. T. Suzuki and Dr H. Nakanishi for helpful suggestions, and Mr G. Ito for technical assistance.
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Nakahata, N. Difference in the sensitivity to Ca ion among glycerinated skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscles. Experientia 34, 362–363 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01923036
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