Airways in smooth muscle α-actin null mice experience a compensatory mechanism that modulates their contractile response.

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• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Journal of applied physiology

• Publication date

  2012-03-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1152/japplphysiol.00417.2011PMID 22134689
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