Autacoids
| Definition: |
A chemically diverse group of substances produced by various tissues in the body that cause slow contraction of smooth muscle; they have other intense but varied pharmacologic activities. |
| Notes: |
slow-reacting substances: note X ref; GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics |
| Previously Indexed: |
Muscle, Smooth/physiology (1966),specific tissue (1966) |
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