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. 2005 Jan 21;88(4):2994–3007. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.104.046649

TABLE 1.

Population average complex rheology of ASM cells under various treatments

G′ (kPa)* G″ (kPa)* η* α μ (Pa·s)
Baseline (n = 16) 1.2 ± 0.2 0.32 ± 0.05 0.27 ± 0.03 0.120 ± 0.005 5.1 ± 0.4
5-HT (n = 11) 2.7 ± 0.5 0.52 ± 0.09 0.20 ± 0.02 0.055 ± 0.005 21 ± 2
Cytochalasin-D (n = 5) 0.5 ± 0.1 0.25 ± 0.05 0.53 ± 0.05 0.160 ± 0.009 7.2 ± 0.6
Wortmannin (n = 5) 1.3 ± 0.3 0.35 ± 0.09 0.25 ± 0.06
Wortmannin + 5-HT (n = 5) 2.4 ± 0.2 0.34 ± 0.07 0.14 ± 0.02 0.069 ± 0.002 5.1 ± 0.4
ML-7 (n = 7) 0.6 ± 0.2 0.20 ± 0.04 0.40 ± 0.06 0.158 ± 0.009 4.1 ± 0.5
ML-7 + 5-HT (n = 7) 1.1 ± 0.3 0.26 ± 0.06 0.26 ± 0.04 0.101 ± 0.004 4.4 ± 0.6
*

Measured at 10 Hz modulation.

Parameters from fits of frequency-dependent rheology.