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Airways Smooth Muscle: Biochemical Control of Contraction and Relaxation pp 153–186Cite as

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Sources of Activator Calcium for Force Generation and Maintenance of Airways Smooth Muscle

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In airways smooth muscle (ASM), as in skeletal, cardiac and other smooth muscles, the contraction-relaxation cycle is dependent largely upon the regulation of the cytosolic free calcium ion concentration ([Ca2+]1) [1, 2].

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  1. Department Head Discovery Biology, Rhône-Poulenc Rorer Ltd, Dagenham Research Centre, RM10 7XS, Dagenham, Essex, England

    David Raeburn

  2. Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Brompton National Heart and Lung Institute, Dovehouse Street, SW3 6LY, London, England

    Mark A. Giembycz (Lecturer) (Lecturer)

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Ito, Y., Itoh, T. (1994). Sources of Activator Calcium for Force Generation and Maintenance of Airways Smooth Muscle. In: Raeburn, D., Giembycz, M.A. (eds) Airways Smooth Muscle: Biochemical Control of Contraction and Relaxation. Respiratory Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7681-0_8

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