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)
    

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Muscle, Smooth

Catalogue

Edith Bülbring, 27 December 1903-5 July 1990 : elected F.R.S. 1958 / by T.B. Bolton and A.F. Brading.