Smooth Muscle Contraction
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Neurotransmitters & Neuromodulators — Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology▶ 15:14So it's releasing a powerful internal signalA very powerful signal, which leads to a strong immediate response, often causing something like smooth muscle contractionThe complexity is the whole pointExcitation and Contraction of Smooth Muscle — Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology▶ 17:16They act like a rudimentary version of the deep T -tubules you see in skeletal muscleBecause there isn't a massive internal reserve waiting to be released, the vast majority of the calcium required for smooth muscle contraction…But diffusion is a physical process, meaning it takes timeAssessment and Management of Patients with Allergic Disorders — Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing▶ 10:21And then prostaglandinsProstaglandins cause smooth muscle contraction, vasodilation, increased capillary permeability, and importantly, they sensitize pain receptors, which contributes to the local heat, redness,…So those are the immediate hits, the first wave