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smooth muscle tissue |
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Muscle tissue which is unstriated, composed primarily of smooth muscle fibers surrounded by a reticulum of collagen and elastic fibers. Smooth muscle differs from striated muscle in the much higher actin/myosin ratio, the absence of conspicuous sarcomeres and the ability to contract to a much smaller fraction of its resting length[GO]. Tissue which consists of smooth muscle . Examples: Arrector muscle of hair, Muscularis mucosae. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001135 |
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Muscle tissue which is unstriated, composed primarily of smooth muscle fibers surrounded by a reticulum of collagen and elastic fibers. Smooth muscle differs from striated muscle in the much higher actin/myosin ratio, the absence of conspicuous sarcomeres and the ability to contract to a much smaller fraction of its resting length[GO]. Tissue which consists of smooth muscle . Examples: Arrector muscle of hair, Muscularis mucosae. |
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smooth muscle tissue |
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smooth muscle tissue |
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UBERON:0001135 |
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smooth muscle tissue |
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