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It appears, therefore, that descending down the mesenteric tree, the contractile potential of arterial strips would decrease faster relative to that of veins.
Our experiments provide hints for understanding how the morphology and contractile protein content might contribute to distinct functions of the arterial and venous sites of the splanchnic circulation.
By the time the cell has assumed a dumbbell shape, the required contractile force is nearly one third of that required during the cylindrical shape stage.
One process inhibited by BDM is the centripetal flow of actin from the leading edge into the cell body, known as retrograde flow [ 11 12 ] . Retrograde flow is thought to be driven by a "push-pull" mechanism of polymerization of actin at the leading edge of the cell and contractile activity of myosin motor proteins [ 13 14 ] . Formation of new actin filaments is predominantly mediated by the nucleation activity of the Arp2/3 complex [ 15 ] . Members of the WASP/WAVE family of proteins, among others, stimulate and regulate the Arp2/3 complex for spatial and temporal control of filament nucleation [ 15 ] . Localization of these proteins to the leading edge, though not completely understood, is probably mediated through their interactions with the actin cytoskeleton itself and membrane-associated binding partners [ 15 16 ] .
Light chain phosphorylation may be less effective in enhancing the contractile response when it is already enhanced by length-dependent activation.