This book presents the commonality and heterogeneity of the mechanisms underlying smooth muscle
spontaneous activity in various smooth muscle organs and in addition discusses their
malfunctions in disease and their potential as novel therapeutic targets. To facilitate
understanding the volume is divided into five parts and covers 16 organs: airways
gastrointestinal tract (phasic muscle tonic muscle) renal pelvis ureter urinary bladder
urethra corporal tissue prostate uterus oviducts seminal vesicle artery vein
microvasculature and lymphatic vessels. This structure will help readers to comprehend the
most up-to-date information on the similarities and differences in the contractile mechanisms
driving various smooth muscles as well as their potential manipulations in particular visceral
organ pathologies. The vast advancements in gene electrical recording and imaging
technologies in this field are also discussed with review of past achievements and
consideration of likely future developments. This book will be of worldwide interest to
clinicians students and researchers alike.
