Smooth muscles can be divided into two subgroups: one unit and several units. Individual smooth muscle cells can be found in the intestines and blood vessels. Since these cells are connected to each other by lacunar junctions, they can contract as functional syncytium. Individual smooth muscle cells contract myogenically, which can be modulated by...Read More

More than a year after the agreement with Russia, British and French representatives Sir Mark Sykes and François Georges Picot have drafted another secret agreement on the future spoils of the First World War. Picot represented a small group determined to ensure French control of Syria; Sykes, for his part, has raised British demands...Read More