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Taeniasis
Research findings from Waseda University update understanding of taeniasis
July 7th, 2009
According to recent research from Tokyo, Japan, "Liou YM, Watanabe M, Yumoto M, Ishiwata S. Regulatory mechanism of smooth muscle contraction studied with gelsolin-treated strips of taenia caeci in guinea pig. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 296: C1024-C1033, 2009." "First published February 11, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00565.2008.-The potential roles of the regulatory proteins actin, tropomyosin (Tm), and caldesmon (CaD), i.e., the components of the thin filament, in smooth muscle have been extensively studied in several types of smooth muscles. However, controversy remains on the putative physiological significance of these proteins. In this study, we intended to determine...
Source: Life Science Weekly (2009-07-07)
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