Preferred Name | Smooth Muscle Tissue | |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Smooth_Muscle_Tissue |
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DEFINITION |
Involuntary muscle tissue of the internal organs. It is composed of elongated muscle cells or fibers that are not arranged in a striated pattern and form layers of muscle tissue. The smooth muscle cells contain a contractile apparatus composed of thin and thick filaments and a cytoskeleton composed of intermediate filaments. |
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MUSCLE, SMOOTH Smooth Muscle |
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Involuntary muscle tissue of the internal organs. It is composed of elongated muscle cells or fibers that are not arranged in a striated pattern and form layers of muscle tissue. The smooth muscle cells contain a contractile apparatus composed of thin and thick filaments and a cytoskeleton composed of intermediate filaments. |
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Smooth Muscle Tissue |
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Thesaurus:Smooth_Muscle_Tissue |
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Smooth Muscle Tissue |
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Synonym |
MUSCLE, SMOOTH Smooth Muscle |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Muscle_Tissue |