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sphincter associated smooth muscle cell
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- CL:0000358
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- Definition
- A smooth muscle cell that is part of a sphincter. A sphincter is a typically circular muscle that normally maintains constriction of a natural body passage or orifice and which relaxes as required by normal physiological functioning.
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