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contractile

[kon-trak´til]

having the power or tendency to contract in response to a suitable stimulus.

con·trac·tile

(kon-trak'tīl),

Having the property of contracting.

contractile

/con·trac·tile/ (kon-trak´til) able to contract in response to a suitable stimulus.

contractile

(kən-trăk′təl, -tīl′)

adj.

Capable of contracting or causing contraction: Muscle is a contractile tissue.

con′trac·til′i·ty (kŏn′trăk-tĭl′ĭ-tē) n.

contractile

[kəntrak′tīl]

Etymology: L, con, with, trahere, to draw

capable of becoming reduced in size or length or of being drawn together in response to some stimulus.

con·trac·tile

(kon-trak'tīl)

Having the property of contracting.

contractile

Capable of contracting or of causing contraction.

contractile

having the power or tendency to contract in response to a suitable stimulus.

contractile proteins

myosin, the main constituent of thick filaments of muscle, and actin, main constituent of thin muscle filaments.

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The morphological and contractile properties of skeletal muscles around the knee joint following ACL resection with or without its reconstruction are evaluated in an animal model.

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An active learning mammalian skeletal muscle lab demonstrating contractile and kinetic properties of fast-and slow-twitch muscle.

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The smooth muscle content of cervix is 6-25% that offers contractile response to the advancing foetal head.

The comparative study of drotaverine hydrochloride vs valethamate bromide in labor

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Program SI on a personal computer recorded spontaneous or induced contractile activity of isolated vascular preparations.

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Accordingly, NO has a double effect on cardiac contractile performance.

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