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Bundles of smooth muscles in the intimal layer of the human coronary artery contracted in a longitudinal direction on the application of vasoactive substances. The data indicate that the human coronary artery contracts not only transversely but also longitudinally.
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This study was supported partly by a Scientific Research Fund (No. 60570405) from the Ministry of Education, Japan.
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Kawasaki, K., Iino, T., Hasegawa, H. et al. The function of intimal longitudinal smooth muscles of the human coronary artery. Experientia 42, 1222–1224 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01946395
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