Muscle, Smooth

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Unstriated and unstriped muscle, one of the muscles of the internal organs, blood vessels, hair follicles, etc. Contractile elements are elongated, usually spindle-shaped cells with centrally located nuclei. Smooth muscle fibers are bound together into sheets or bundles by reticular fibers and frequently elastic nets are also abundant. (From Stedman, 25th ed)

Descriptor ID	D009130
MeSH Number(s)	A02.633.570 A10.690.467
Concept/Terms	Muscle, Smooth Muscle, Smooth Muscles, Smooth Smooth Muscles Muscle, Involuntary Involuntary Muscle Involuntary Muscles Muscles, Involuntary Smooth Muscle

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Anatomy [A]
Musculoskeletal System [A02]
Muscles [A02.633]
Muscle, Smooth [A02.633.570]
Tissues [A10]
Muscles [A10.690]
Muscle, Smooth [A10.690.467]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1997	0	1	1
1999	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2001	2	1	3
2002	2	1	3
2003	0	1	1
2004	0	1	1
2005	0	3	3
2006	0	5	5
2007	1	5	6
2008	1	0	1
2009	0	1	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	2	1	3
2012	0	1	1
2013	0	2	2
2014	0	1	1
2015	0	1	1
2018	0	1	1
2019	0	1	1
2024	1	1	2

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Hixon JC, Rivas Zarete JI, White J, Hilaire M, Muhammad A, Yusuf AP, Adu-Addai B, Yates CC, Mahavadi S. Epigenetic Modulation of GPER Expression in Gastric and Colonic Smooth Muscle of Male and Female Non-Obese Diabetic (NOD) Mice: Insights into H3K4me3 and H3K27ac Modifications. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 May 11; 25(10).

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Muhammad A, Hixon JC, Pharmacy Yusuf A, Rivas Zarete JI, Johnson I, Miller J, Adu-Addai B, Yates C, Mahavadi S. Sex-specific epigenetics drive low GPER expression in gastrointestinal smooth muscles in type 2 diabetic mice. Sci Rep. 2024 03 07; 14(1):5633.

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Ferrini MG, Abraham A, Nguyen S, Luna R, Flores M, Artaza JN, Graciano L, Rajfer J. Exogenous l-ARGININE does not stimulate production OF NO or cGMP within the rat corporal smooth muscle cells in culture. Nitric Oxide. 2019 08 01; 89:64-70.

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Gonzalez-Cadavid NF, Rajfer J. The two phases of the clinical validation of preclinical translational mechanistic research on PDE5 inhibitors since Viagra's advent. A personal perspective. Int J Impot Res. 2019 Mar; 31(2):57-60.

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Musicki B, Bella AJ, Bivalacqua TJ, Davies KP, DiSanto ME, Gonzalez-Cadavid NF, Hannan JL, Kim NN, Podlasek CA, Wingard CJ, Burnett AL. Basic Science Evidence for the Link Between Erectile Dysfunction and Cardiometabolic Dysfunction. J Sex Med. 2015 Dec; 12(12):2233-55.

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Bendjama K, Guionaud S, Aras G, Arber N, Badimon L, Bamberger U, Bratfalean D, Brott D, David M, Doessegger L, Firat H, Gallas JF, Gautier JC, Hoffmann P, Kraus S, Padro T, Saadoun D, Szczesny P, Thomann P, Vilahur G, Lawton M, Cacoub P. Translation strategy for the qualification of drug-induced vascular injury biomarkers. Toxicol Pathol. 2014 Jun; 42(4):658-71.

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Kovanecz I, Gelfand R, Masouminia M, Gharib S, Segura D, Vernet D, Rajfer J, Li DK, Kannan K, Gonzalez-Cadavid NF. Oral Bisphenol A (BPA) given to rats at moderate doses is associated with erectile dysfunction, cavernosal lipofibrosis and alterations of global gene transcription. Int J Impot Res. 2014 Mar-Apr; 26(2):67-75.

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Kovanecz I, Gelfand R, Masouminia M, Gharib S, Segura D, Vernet D, Rajfer J, Li DK, Liao CY, Kannan K, Gonzalez-Cadavid NF. Chronic high dose intraperitoneal bisphenol A (BPA) induces substantial histological and gene expression alterations in rat penile tissue without impairing erectile function. J Sex Med. 2013 Dec; 10(12):2952-66.

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Zheng M, Lv LL, Cao YH, Zhang JD, Wu M, Ma KL, Phillips AO, Liu BC. Urinary mRNA markers of epithelial-mesenchymal transition correlate with progression of diabetic nephropathy. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2012 May; 76(5):657-64.

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Sutcliffe A, Hollins F, Gomez E, Saunders R, Doe C, Cooke M, Challiss RA, Brightling CE. Increased nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase 4 expression mediates intrinsic airway smooth muscle hypercontractility in asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 Feb 01; 185(3):267-74.

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