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Vascular Smooth Muscle Tissue
Smooth muscle tissue found in the tunica media of blood vessels. It controls the diameter of blood vessels. Vascular smooth muscle tissue is autonomous and is in a partial state of contraction at all times. (NCI Thesaurus)
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