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Originally Posted by slanker  That is a very good simplified explanation. Thankyou. | Thank you, glad to clear things up.
More support for smooth muscle growth. Notice that smooth muscle cells can not only increase in size but also in numbers. Quote: |
Like skeletal and cardiac muscle, smooth muscle can grow by hypertrophy of its component fibers. However, unlike the other two types of muscle, smooth muscle fibers retain mitotic capacity and can therefore increase their numbers (hyperplasia). Moreover, new smooth muscle cells can arise from the pericytes.
| http://anatomy.iupui.edu/courses/histo_D502/D502%20Back-up/Brokaw%2005/Muscle%20Tissue05.htm
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