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The function of intimal longitudinal smooth muscles of the human coronary artery

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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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  1. Department of Cardiology, Jichi Medical School, Kawachi-Gun, 329-04, Tochigi, Japan

    K. Kawasaki, T. Iino, H. Hasegawa, I. Miyazawa & S. Hosoda

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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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