HEAVY METAL CATALYSIS IN SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTURE
- 30 September 1933
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physiological Society in American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content
- Vol. 106 (1) , 225-237
- https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1933.106.1.225
Abstract
Cyanide, H2S, and CO applied to uterine and intestinal strips inhibit the tonic contractures caused by drugs and by chemical stimulants. The inhibition caused by CO is reversed during illumination provided sufficient O2 is present. The facts indicate that a heavy metal catalytic system is required in the response of smooth muscle to drugs and possibly also to autonomic and humoral stimuli.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Tonus in mammalian unstriated muscleThe Journal of Physiology, 1930