A four-component model of the action potential in mouse detrusor smooth muscle cell.

Detrusor smooth muscle cells (DSMCs) of the urinary bladder are electrically connected to one another via gap junctions and form a three dimensional syncytium. DSMCs exhibit spontaneous electrical activity, including passive depolarizations and action potentials. The shapes of spontaneous action pot...

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Main Authors: Mithun Padmakumar, Keith L Brain, John S Young, Rohit Manchanda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5774707?pdf=render